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spanone

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Fri Dec 8, 2017, 12:37 AM Dec 2017

Paul Ryan eyes Medicare cuts, and he thinks Trump may help

I really can't believe these lying fuckers....

Keep that in mind when reading the Washington Post’s report on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) plans for what his party will do after it approves massive tax cuts for the wealthy.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that congressional Republicans will aim next year to reduce spending on both federal health care and anti-poverty programs, citing the need to reduce America’s deficit.

“We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit,” Ryan said during an appearance on Ross Kaminsky’s talk radio show. “… Frankly, it’s the health care entitlements that are the big drivers of our debt, so we spend more time on the health care entitlements – because that’s really where the problem lies, fiscally speaking.”

Ryan said that he believes he has begun convincing President Trump in their private conversations about the need to rein in Medicare, the federal health program that primarily insures the elderly.


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/paul-ryan-eyes-medicare-cuts-and-he-thinks-trump-may-help
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Paul Ryan eyes Medicare cuts, and he thinks Trump may help (Original Post) spanone Dec 2017 OP
God help us once and future seniors because the Republicans certainly won't. hedda_foil Dec 2017 #1
I believe the current GOP's goal is bankruptcy and genocide BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #2
Ryan thinks he owns Medicare and SS........it belongs to the people Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #3
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