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At the first meeting of the DOGE Caucus, a new congressional group focused on government efficiency, Republican Rep. Greg Lopez stated that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are likely “on the table” as part of debt reduction efforts.

The caucus, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to slash government spending, raising concerns among advocacy groups about potential attacks on anti-poverty programs.

Critics, including Social Security Works, warn the caucus may push for privatization and benefit reductions.

This comes despite Trump’s prior commitment to protect these programs.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Bring it, bitches. It's high time we face the consequences of our collective stupidity.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

This is what happens when you've never ridden on the subway.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (6 children)

This is going to go down like a lead ballon, even with the 60+ year old MAGAs.

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All they have to do is tell them the reason it has to be done is LIBRULS and boom. All anger directed at Nancy Pelosi, all is forgotten.

[–] Breve@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago

Yup, all Trump has to do is say how the cuts would have been way worse under Kamala and the brainwashed masses eat it up without a single critical thought.

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Eat those faces or at least scare the hell out of those faces, my pretties.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Be the face-eating leaopard you want in the world.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The House R's have a very tiny majority and their constituents will not be happy about this idea and will let them know it. So I feel like they won't be able to get the votes to do it. I also think they're going to prioritze things like more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations first, as well as the border stuff, before they would get to that. Ya never know, but that's what I'm hoping for.

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[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Bahahahahaha.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 8 points 3 days ago

Hahahahahahahaahahhaahahaaaaaaaahhahahahaa

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Hopefully they stop all those subsidies that go towards farms and we all starve and die.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

who needs crops when we can eat the oligarchs?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

There's not that many of them, many people will be hungry

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I know a lot of bitter Boomers with bad health and nothing to lose, this could be an interesting year.

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