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  • Trump: EU was formed to screw USA – and they’ve done a good job of it

    US president uses first cabinet meeting to double down on his plans to make Canada America’s 51st state

    On an entirely unrelated note, in news that has been apparently rather drowned out by Trump just happening to concurrently be talking about annexing Canada and taking on the EU:

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/21/upshot/house-gop-budget-blueprint.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z04.N3H8.hYR8aCuTbWYO

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    Cut by at least $880 billion

    Medicaid is likely to be the largest target for cuts to achieve the $880 billion in budget savings set out in the legislation. Medicaid, which provides health insurance mostly to poor Americans in a partnership with states, is the country’s largest insurance program, covering around half of all births and two-thirds of all nursing home bills. If all the cuts were applied to the program, it would represent an 11 percent reduction in spending, on average, over a decade.

    https://www.kff.org/medicaid/report/the-debate-over-federal-medicaid-cuts-perspectives-of-medicaid-enrollees-who-voted-for-president-trump-and-vice-president-harris/

    The Republican-led Congress is considering plans to cut Medicaid to help pay for tax cuts, with the House budget resolution targeting $880 billion or more in potential reductions to federal Medicaid spending. Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S and accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care. Reductions in Medicaid could have implications for enrollees as well as plans, providers, and state budgets. While there are several policy options under consideration in Congress to achieve savings, it is not clear how much support there is from Republicans (including President Trump) about these specific policies. The discussions in Congress come at a time when support for the Medicaid program continues to be strong. According to KFF polling, Medicaid is viewed favorably by a large majority (77%) of the public and an even larger share of those on the program (84%). As Congress considers reducing Medicaid spending, nearly half (46%) of all people and nearly two-thirds (62%) of Medicaid enrollees believe the federal government is currently not spending enough on the program.

    Most participants said they did not recall hearing either candidate mention changes to health care programs (including Medicaid) during the campaign. Because other issues, including immigration and the economy, dominated the campaign, most participants were unaware of either candidate’s health care priorities and any policy changes they planned to make.

    “I didn’t hear a peep about healthcare. Nope. It’s immigration for me.”
    56-year-old, White male
    (Trump voter, Arizona)

    Cuts to Medicaid would most-likely not be very popular with the voting public, were they to be a topic of discussion.

  • Trump really should get a Groom of the Stool for the shit that comes out of his mouth.

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