BethPDX on Nostr: any attempt at spending reductions on the scale Musk is talking about would ...

any attempt at spending reductions on the scale Musk is talking about would necessarily involve savage cuts in programs millions of people depend on. Trump has said that he won’t cut Social Security or Medicare, but his tax proposals would undermine their finances, and he conspicuously hasn’t exempted Medicaid, which covers around 70 million people. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/opinion/trump-musk-mike-johnson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare