The System Basically Works [View all]
The federal government is not perfect and could always be improved, but it basically works. Slashing it arbitrarily on a whim with no plan is foolish and destructive. The Trump Musk economy is going to be terrible, between tariffs and federal job cuts. One example is the intent to cut Medicaid. Millions of people, including children, depend on the program for health care. Furthermore, many doctors and hospitals depend on Medicaid and Medicare as a major source of revenue. Cutting these programs will not just harm the patients, it will also harm the economy.
I know a guy who owns a small fleet of non-emergency medical transportation taxis. These vehicles take Medicaid patients, often with mobility problems, to and from essential doctor appointments. The trips are funded by Medicaid. So if Medicaid is slashed, not only will patients suffer, this man and his company will be out of business. His drivers will lose their jobs. Multiply that over millions of Medicaid recipients and you have a big economic problem. So the system basically works, and slashing it will do nothing positive but will bring destruction to people's lives and livelihoods. Killing essential services so billionaires can have even more tax cuts is just evil.
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