Summary

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.

  • VanillerGoriller
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    3 hours ago

    And those of us who very much did not vote for this but will suffer from it anyway, fuck us too, right?

    • ProIsh@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I didn’t vote for this clown but the country did. Give em what they want. Make it fast