Current Events > The impeachment distraction worked. Medicare to be cut.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/biden-cuts-medicare-farm-aid-468895

Don't be surprised Biden is doing the thing he's said he wanted to do for decades.

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but we love the rapist warmonger who really works for a credit card company!

he's going to return decency and character to the soul of the nation

The fix could be as easy as inserting language in must-pass legislation before the cuts set in come mid-January, as Congress has previously done with little fanfare. Unlike a reconciliation bill, however, that solution cant pass the Senate with a simple majority and requires 10 Senate Republicans to sign off.
Everybody seems to not worry about it, Yarmuth said. I dont know, Ive been told its pretty much perfunctory that well get it done.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office did not respond to two requests for comment about whether Republicans would help waive off the gouges to mandatory spending that stem from Bidens pandemic aid plan.
In ordinary times, it would be almost certain that Republicans would go along with it, said David Wessel, a director at the centrist Brookings Institution.
But these arent ordinary times, and you cant be sure that Republicans would go along with this, said Wessel, who heads the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings. I think theres a small but significant risk that the Republicans would use this as leverage to get something from Democrats.
Both parties have repeatedly voted to waive the rule and avoid the cuts with other major reconciliation packages. Democrats joined Republicans to avert $150 billion in cuts that would have been prompted by the 2017 tax overhaul, including a $25 billion chunk from Medicare. The Congressional Budget Office at the time determined that certain programs, like the Public Health and Prevention Fund under Obamacare, would have been virtually wiped out.

Let's be clear about where blame would lie if this happened. Please don't make me defend Joe Biden in the future, thank you.

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He hasn't said any naughty things so he's better

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DippinSauce posted...

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/biden-cuts-medicare-farm-aid-468895

Don't be surprised Biden is doing the thing he's said he wanted to do for decades.

That is absolutely not what the article says lol. If republicans gave a fig about Medicare there is plenty of time to save it. Meanwhile they dont want any kind of stimulus and without cutting programs in word Biden cant move budget legislation forward. Imagine being this purposefully ignorant-oh wait you dont have to imagine anything

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Biden has a history of strongly pushing bipartisanship. You're naive if you think he was willing to fight for medicare. It's not all on the republicans.

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DippinSauce posted...

Biden has a history of strongly pushing bipartisanship.

And it would take 10 votes from the other party to continue funding Medicare at the same level.

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It's quite a scam they've all got going, isn't it

Democrats can talk and gesture like they're in favor of all kind of things, as long as the evil Republicans are always around to prevent them from being able to actually do them

'Aw darn! Wish we could help ya, we really do, it's just....'

Omnislasher posted...

It's quite a scam they've all got going, isn't it

Democrats can talk and gesture like they're in favor of all kind of things, as long as the evil Republicans are always around to prevent them from being able to actually do them

'Aw darn! Wish we could help ya, we really do, it's just....'

Except Democrats got us the ACA. Cant think of the last major policy the right had to be of any benefit to me or anyone I know. Im insured because of it.

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give praise for scraps from the table while they further enrich the insurance companies

you'll be under their thumb for life

After spending the last 4 years crying about Trump having too much power; the dems now have the house, senate and presidency, but oops are hands are tied!

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But we should impeach Trump and not cut Medicare at the same time

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The government needs to stop being involved in my medicare

hmm why did those farmers need subsidies in the first place?

hmmmmmm

how did that happen

HMMMMMMMMMM

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Dang lol

shockthemonkey posted...

Did you not read the article you posted or are you trolling?

Yes
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I live on disability. Does this effect me?

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Biden man bad

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damn. 5D Biden

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