Why You Should Be Outraged by Medicaid Cuts

It’s the first sip of coffee for the day. I might need another one after this because I have two videos, and wait till you see the second one. Disturbing is all I’m going to say. But first, let’s talk about yesterday’s vote in the House regarding Medicaid funding—or what it really is, Medicaid cuts.

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Now, $880 billion in cuts are on the table for Medicaid. This is procedural; it hasn’t gone through yet. We’ll find out next week what happens. The Republicans do not have enough votes to take it to the next level, but time will tell. So, this was just step one, but step one should upset you because they, the Republicans, actually tried this. Let’s put this into perspective.

You Should be Furious with the Medicaid Cuts

Imagine you go through your partner’s cell phone and see all these text messages where it’s clear they are flirting with another person. They haven’t cheated yet; they haven’t taken that next step to meet that person for a cup of coffee. Maybe there have been no provocative photos or sexting, just text messages.

When you confront your partner, their defense is “I didn’t cheat.” Well, yeah, he or she didn’t cheat. It was just the first step; it doesn’t mean anything, right? No, you would be furious because that first step was taken!

So now you have to ask yourself, how could Republicans take the first step? Any step except backwards is the only step they should be taking from cutting Medicaid. That’s the issue. And yet they’re putting it all out there in front of you. This, besides the fact that I’m confused why Medicaid is being targeted when, apparently, DOGE has found billions and billions in fraud. If so, there would be no need to cut Medicaid.

You’ve seen the endless cuts they have made to the federal government when it comes to staffing. Just the other day, I saw that another 2,400 from the VA (Veterans Administration) were fired. As an update, now it seems 80,000 veterans will be fired. Will the 6,700 agents fired from the IRS be able to find a job? Are the 200,000 probationary employees who were fired going to be able to find a job?

• The Chaos Continues: Mass Firings at the IRS

President Trump has fired more people than he has deported. Consider that. Based on his actions, not words, that seems to be the priority. That’s the way he runs the government. And yet, what are we doing in return? Focused on nonsense with boycotting stores, which only hurts the middle class.

At least some members of the DOGE team (Department of Government Efficiency), twenty-one members from what I saw, resigned because they said they were putting our sensitive data at risk.

• Thanks to DOGE, Your Personal Information at the Treasury Department is at Risk

As I’ve mentioned before, maybe mass resignations are the answer. Sometimes, legally, federal employees cannot strike depending on their position, but that’s going to have to be the next step, as the chaos has to end!

• Maybe Mass Resignations are Needed to Take Back Power!

But you have to ask yourself that simple question: Why would they even take the first step to cut Medicaid funding?

Enjoy your cup of coffee and get ready for round two because the next blog post is disturbing.

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