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[quote=Anonymous]Trump has publicly vowed he won't cut SS or Medicare and even got this put into the party platform at the 2024 convention (that they won't cut the programs) so if they try to cut them they are handing both Democrats and Republicans in purple districts who face tough re-election fights in 2026 a huge weapon.

Though he has proposed exempting SS payments from taxes which is a dumb plan that would help bankrupt the program. I'm hoping that could be explained to voters well enough to keep it from happening but we'll see. It wouldn't take much to save SS based on current projects (most of the adjustments would be unnoticed by most people -- the could raise the cap on contributions and people would pay like a few more dollars into SS each pay and they could raise the retirement age a small amount gradually over time with exceptions for people who physically cannot work and the program would be funded for another 80 years). But Republicans are very stupid about this so who knows.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/06/how-trump-could-affect-social-security-and-medicare-group-warns-funds-could-run-out-in-6-years-under-his-plans/[/quote]

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