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GOP Wants Cuts to Social Security and Medicare in Next COVID Stimulus Package
Progressive advocates warn that Sen. Mitt Romney's TRUST Act would cut benefits behind closed doors during the pandemic.
Demanding Tax Cut in Next Stimulus Package, Trump Holds COVID Relief Hostage
The payroll tax cut would undermine Social Security and Medicare funding and offer no relief for 30 million unemployed.
Trump Against Additional COVID-19 Relief, Backs Cuts to Social Security Instead
Trump has expressed interest in slashing payroll taxes, which fund Social Security and Medicare.
New Poll Shows Nearly 90 Percent of Democratic Voters Support Medicare for All
The poll has stirred fresh calls for presumptive nominee Joe Biden to end his opposition to universal health care.
The US’s Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness
The pandemic is showing us how racism impairs our ability to respond, hurting all of us.
Trump Doubles Down on Plan to Slash Crucial Funding for Social Security
Yesterday Trump called once again for slashing the payroll tax -- the primary funding mechanism for Social Security.
Trump Budget Would Slash Medicare and Social Security While Boosting Pentagon
President Donald Trump is expected to unveil a $4.8 trillion blueprint that includes hundreds of billions in cuts.
Home Health Care Is Suddenly Harder to Come by for Medicare Patients
Home health agencies across the country are grappling with a significant change in how Medicare pays for services.
Trump Signals He Will Seek to Cut Social Security and Medicare If Re-Elected
The admission came in a CNBC interview at the Davos Forum, which Trump is attending with other global elites.
States Can’t Protect Themselves From the Harmful Effects of ACA Repeal
The Trump administration and 18 state attorneys general are asking courts to declare the entire ACA unconstitutional.