We've seen this movie before. Republicans want to keep tax cuts that will massively increase the deficit. They don't want to say they are cutting SNAP and Medicaid. So instead, they will use administrative burdens to the same end.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/18/gop-targets-medicaid-food-stamps/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/18/gop-targets-medicaid-food-stamps/
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Again, will Dems scream loud and long about how things work today; and how Republicans will screw things up for tens of millions of Americans?
And will Dems say this is being done solely to pay for TAX CUTS TO THE IDLE RICH?
We also know that actually detailing who benefited, hugely, from that ...
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..it has been playing non-stop since 1980.
Lots of us have cancelled those subscriptions.
I'm nobody, but when I used to link WAPO stories, 90% of the time it was as a Gift
we are going to add layers of bureaucracy to waste people's time and ensure they do not get benefits they are entitled to.
Will consultants now work to replace the USD with crypto?🤝
But that's okay to them, because that money then goes into their pockets instead of to those who need it.
Meanwhile, which is more likely to circulate in the economy; Medicaid checks for recipients or tax cuts geared toward upper income folks?
They don’t like government deficits that poor people have
(I'm guessing the spoiler answer is that it's not actually about fraud)