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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26049299

Summary

A new poll found that 71% of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts, while 82% of all voters reject them. Additionally, 60% of Trump voters said cutting food and nutrition programs is unacceptable.

Medicaid has become a key issue as House Republicans push for up to $2 trillion in budget cuts to advance Trump’s legislative agenda.

Their resolution directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find at least $880 billion in cuts.

This raises concerns that Medicaid, which covers 70 million people—mostly low-income and children—could be targeted despite GOP leaders downplaying benefit reductions.

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[-] [email protected] 115 points 3 months ago

If only this plan was written down somewhere in a like...Project 2025 handbook outlining the major objectives and methods.

If only.

[-] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago

If they could read, they'd be very upset.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago
[-] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

*illiterally

[-] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago

you knew this shit was gonna happen. so.. why the fuck did you vote for him and the rest of the maga assholes?

oh yea.. that's right.

some of "those people" are helped by these programs, and you don't care who else gets hurt--even yourself or your family, just so long as some of those nasty 'un-deserving' blacks or gays or immigrants or poors get "what's coming to them".

[-] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago
[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

On review, I think the "foreigner" should have been dressed in a hardhat and vest as well

[-] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago

They didn't think their social services would be cut. They were told that undocumented people were bleeding the system dry, and there would be plenty to go around once they were removed. A blatant lie that conservative media and social-network bots repeated endlessly; instead of the truth that, in fact, social services would be cut to pay for high-income tax cuts.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Reminds me of “PROJECT FEAR” in the brexit debate

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This. I'd rather blame the lying billionaires than some Joe Shmoe that doesn't have the capability to defend himself against the constant barrage of propaganda.

Division is part of their plan, and they want you to be angry at Joe the sucker, not them.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

We already had 4 years of this crap and knew what they were about. I absolutely blame every uneducated chuckle fuck that voted for this. They can fuck all the way off. If they are family members, they deserve excommunication. They ca enjoy jerking off to Fox News alone.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

Oh, they didn't mean their use of Medicaid.

They meant all those other people using that waste of money Obamacare!

[-] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

The leopards will be so unhealthy after all these faces, these medicaid cuts are gonna hit those poor leopards hard.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

28% too stupid or uninformed to know what's going on.

1% very happy.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

0.1% would be generous for how many people should be happy.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

AMA request: Someone from the 29% of Trump voters who are in FAVOR of Medicaid cuts.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago
[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There's no way that 29% of Trump voters are rich. It's more likely that some have bought in to the rhetoric so completely that they won't ever understand the implications even if it kills them.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

It probly breaks down to like

8% rich 10% healthy 21% haven't been to a doctor in years

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

They think Trump is getting rid of '''Obamacare'''

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well, too bad. Because this is what they- and their uninformed vote asked for. They sewed it, we all reap it.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

I believe you mean "sowed".

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Oh, they care now that it finally hurt them?

Whatever, at least maybe they'll do the right thing for the wrong reasons next time.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

You'd hope so (I do too), but history tells a different story.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

They did not actually

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

So, they don't like not having healthcare, but enjoy concentration camps.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

they think concentration camps are to help people with ADHD.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Oh no!! Anyway

Sorry you're getting what you voted for.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In spite of that, reports I've seen claim that the Americans are actually generally satisfied with Trump's conduct thus far

I'm European, can any American confirm this?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Oh I completely agree with you. Most of these headlines are taking tiny little bumps or 3 twitter users complaining, and blowing it up into what we all want to hear right now.

I have zero anecdotal evidence that any of the magas in my sphere have any regrets whatsoever.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I have a handful of them in a discord, and no amount of pointing out blatant corruption will get them off of uh hunter Biden's laptop. I fucking hate people.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Polling says that most Americans are satisfied with Trump, or that only a slim plurality disapprove.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Too bad for them. They are coming.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Too bad. Get f***ed. Haha. They deserve it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Something about a little horse having 20/20 after it's left the barn too late.

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