A New Attack on Medicare
First it was $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts. Now, in the name of deficit reduction, some of the fringe, far-right Republicans who run the House may abandon their own campaign pledge and cut Medicare benefits for people 55 and older. Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to lower deficits. He has offered ways to do it by stopping profitable corporations from stashing income in offshore tax havens. But instead of adding revenue, Republicans want to eliminate the social safety net. “It’s part of their long-term plan to decimate programs that benefit working families,” Sanders told Ed Schultz on Tuesday.
