House Republicans said,Budget Blueprint“It cut $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, paving the way for yet another tax cut for Elon Musk and his fellow billionaires.
It was a very transparently toxic vote, and “moderate” Republicans justified the vote by claiming it was a “start point” rather than an actual budget cut. Meanwhile, even a fierce far-right Republican demanded Deeper Cut to Medicaid.
You think voters know the difference between a “budget blueprint” and a final bill.
Anyway, Republicans can’t achieve tax cuts Don’t cut Medicaidas confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday.
So, are we supposed to believe President Donald Trump and the Maga will blow their heads off and “moderate” Republicans will eventually vote for Medicaid cuts on the final bill?
They showed zero ability to resist far-right pressure. In fact, they I live in fear Of the physical threats from the hinged Magacult, they are already being attacked by Democrats to vote for Medicaid. So what do they have to lose in the end?
Well, re-election, one.
a New polls We’re seeing from KFF Health News how ridiculous and politically dangerous GOP’s Medicaid cuts are.
Just 5% of Democrats and 14% of independents hope that Medicaid funds will drop. And only 33% of Republicans want to reduce Medicaid, while 24% want to increase it, and 43% are as happy as they are now.
But here’s the kicker. Among local voters, only 23% want to cut Medicaid funding, while among rural Republicans, that number is only 35%. It’s not surprising because Medicaid is disproportionately rural program.
Of rural voters, 75% say Medicaid is “very important” to the community, and 23% say it is “somewhat important.” And among rural Republicans, 95% say Medicaid is “very” or “somewhat important.” Holy Molly!
This is not particularly surprising given how beneficial Medicaid can be for Republicans.
2023, a Georgetown University Report Six states of new Mexico, Louisiana, Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Arkansas are found to live in small towns where at least half of rural children live in Medicaid. Five of these are in red solid red.
And all 10 states with the highest Medicaid children in small towns and rural areas were deep red: Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ohio, Arkansas, Indiana.
“Non-elderly and children in small towns and rural areas are more likely to rely on Medicaid/chip for health insurance than those living in Metro areas. As a result, the federal Medicaid funding cuts expected by Congress are more likely to cause greater harm to rural and small towns than to metro areas,” the report said.
And within that context, Republicans voted to disrupt the program.
As me It’s attracting attention Earlier this week, there was a historical reversal of voting habits in the 2024 election. Trump has won voters under $50,000, but Kamala Harris has attracted people who earn more than $50,000, indicating that Democrats have become an educated party while Republicans are poor.
However, their culture wars are as effective as they were in moving the demographics of low-income people in their direction, so GOP policies do not follow suit.
Trump is stuck Inflation fuel Trade wars and massive deportation; Crypto Brothersvulgar Gaza fantasydirectly helping people, disrupting the federal workforce and programs, and of course, billionaires cuts.
Republicans have reorganized the working class and created them, but now they are giving them there is nothing In return.
The Democratic outlook for future elections relies on maintaining the current coalition while ousting back some of the working class. Yes, most are deep in the cult and don’t go anywhere. But remember that it’s a completely different election, just energizing just 10% of Trump’s voters, or 10% of non-voting voters.
That’s the challenge. Now we need to make that happen.
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