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Poking The Third Rail

The Josh Marshall Podcast

CHAPTER

Navigating Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

This chapter discusses an upcoming team meeting and transitions into a critical analysis of proposed budget cuts to Social Security and Medicare, revealing the skepticism surrounding political promises. The conversation highlights the Republican Party's historical contradictions regarding social insurance programs and the disconnect with newer politicians. It also examines Trump's relationship with these programs and the implications of shifting political dynamics on the future of Medicaid and other major healthcare policies.

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