Trump’s Tax Law Deficit Threatens Medicare: Will Congress Shield Seniors from Cuts?
The Congressional Budget Office warns that President Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger nearly half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts if lawmakers fail to act—putting America’s seniors at risk amid growing federal deficits.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has delivered a stark warning: the tax and spending legislation championed by President Donald Trump, while touted as a boon to economic growth, risks triggering automatic cuts to Medicare—America’s vital health insurance program for seniors—if Congress fails to intervene. This development exposes the dangerous trade-offs of recklessly expanding the federal deficit under the guise of prosperity. How Did We Get Here? President Trump and Republican leaders promised that Medicare would be spared from cuts in their landmark tax overhaul. Yet, the CBO report reveals an inconvenient truth: the $3.4 trillion increase projected in the...
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