Dan Goldman
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And so Elon Musk might think that the federal government is the same thing as Twitter, but the downside to cutting 75% of costs on Twitter is that you have a crappy social media platform. The downside of cutting half of the United States government is that tens of millions of Americans who rely on that funding don't get it. And it's going to harm a lot of people.
It is going to hurt our health care. It is going to hurt our housing. It is going to hurt our food insecurity. I mean, the list goes on and on and on. Seniors, veterans. And then to make matters worse, they're going after Medicaid.
It is going to hurt our health care. It is going to hurt our housing. It is going to hurt our food insecurity. I mean, the list goes on and on and on. Seniors, veterans. And then to make matters worse, they're going after Medicaid.
It is going to hurt our health care. It is going to hurt our housing. It is going to hurt our food insecurity. I mean, the list goes on and on and on. Seniors, veterans. And then to make matters worse, they're going after Medicaid.
with 72 million Americans receive their healthcare through Medicaid, about 40% of children, almost two thirds of seniors in nursing homes get their healthcare through Medicaid. And there's no way to meet the house budget without absolutely slashing Medicaid. And Elon Musk has said, as you pointed out, Social Security and Medicare are also on the chopping block.
with 72 million Americans receive their healthcare through Medicaid, about 40% of children, almost two thirds of seniors in nursing homes get their healthcare through Medicaid. And there's no way to meet the house budget without absolutely slashing Medicaid. And Elon Musk has said, as you pointed out, Social Security and Medicare are also on the chopping block.
with 72 million Americans receive their healthcare through Medicaid, about 40% of children, almost two thirds of seniors in nursing homes get their healthcare through Medicaid. And there's no way to meet the house budget without absolutely slashing Medicaid. And Elon Musk has said, as you pointed out, Social Security and Medicare are also on the chopping block.
So this was a complete bait and switch by Donald Trump, who blatantly lied to the American people in the lead up to the election and now is betraying every single one of his campaign promises.
So this was a complete bait and switch by Donald Trump, who blatantly lied to the American people in the lead up to the election and now is betraying every single one of his campaign promises.
So this was a complete bait and switch by Donald Trump, who blatantly lied to the American people in the lead up to the election and now is betraying every single one of his campaign promises.
I think so. And the worst of it has yet to come. because the reason they're trying to cut all of this government spending is not what you might think based on all of the rhetoric the Republicans usually use, which is to reduce the deficit. No, it is to pave the way for more tax cuts for Elon Musk, Donald Trump, billionaires, the largest corporations, the ultra wealthy.
I think so. And the worst of it has yet to come. because the reason they're trying to cut all of this government spending is not what you might think based on all of the rhetoric the Republicans usually use, which is to reduce the deficit. No, it is to pave the way for more tax cuts for Elon Musk, Donald Trump, billionaires, the largest corporations, the ultra wealthy.
I think so. And the worst of it has yet to come. because the reason they're trying to cut all of this government spending is not what you might think based on all of the rhetoric the Republicans usually use, which is to reduce the deficit. No, it is to pave the way for more tax cuts for Elon Musk, Donald Trump, billionaires, the largest corporations, the ultra wealthy.
And so they are actually cutting all of these essential programs for the vast majority of American people. in order to cut taxes on the wealthy. So that part of it is starting to get out there, but it has not come through Congress yet, as for example, Medicaid did. And so it's gonna get worse and worse and worse as we move forward.
And so they are actually cutting all of these essential programs for the vast majority of American people. in order to cut taxes on the wealthy. So that part of it is starting to get out there, but it has not come through Congress yet, as for example, Medicaid did. And so it's gonna get worse and worse and worse as we move forward.
And so they are actually cutting all of these essential programs for the vast majority of American people. in order to cut taxes on the wealthy. So that part of it is starting to get out there, but it has not come through Congress yet, as for example, Medicaid did. And so it's gonna get worse and worse and worse as we move forward.
And with the slashing, the indiscriminate, I mean, this is really what really burns me up. is this Musk slashing has nothing whatsoever to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. That is complete bogus. I support getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse. I support streamlining and making our government more efficient. I certainly would love to use technology to do that, and we should.
And with the slashing, the indiscriminate, I mean, this is really what really burns me up. is this Musk slashing has nothing whatsoever to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. That is complete bogus. I support getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse. I support streamlining and making our government more efficient. I certainly would love to use technology to do that, and we should.
And with the slashing, the indiscriminate, I mean, this is really what really burns me up. is this Musk slashing has nothing whatsoever to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. That is complete bogus. I support getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse. I support streamlining and making our government more efficient. I certainly would love to use technology to do that, and we should.
But Elon Musk is literally using keywords and getting rid of programs that have names that he doesn't like. He has no idea whether it's waste or fraud. And not only that, the stuff that he is representing is what he's doing. is pretty much all lies. I mean, one line item he had mistakenly put billions of dollars instead of millions, eight billion versus eight million.