During the campaign,
Donald Trump
often promised to be a different kind of Republican, one who would
represent the interests of working-class voters who depend on major
government programs. “I’m not going to cut
Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut
Medicare or
Medicaid,”
he declared, under the headline “Why Donald Trump Won’t Touch Your Entitlements.”
It was, of course, a lie. The transition team’s point man on Social Security is a longtime
advocate of privatization, and all indications are that the incoming administration is getting ready to
kill Medicare,
replacing it with vouchers that can be applied to the purchase of
private insurance. Oh, and it’s also likely to raise the age of Medicare
eligibility.
So it’s important not to let this bait-and-switch happen before the public realizes what’s going on.
