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A new poll found that 71% of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts, while 82% of all voters reject them. Additionally, 60% of Trump voters said cutting food and nutrition programs is unacceptable.

Medicaid has become a key issue as House Republicans push for up to $2 trillion in budget cuts to advance Trump’s legislative agenda.

Their resolution directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find at least $880 billion in cuts.

This raises concerns that Medicaid, which covers 70 million people—mostly low-income and children—could be targeted despite GOP leaders downplaying benefit reductions.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    4 days ago

    we’re at a hinge point. we don’t have the numbers on the side of sanity to combat the fascists without waking up most of the sleepwalkers. i recommend everyone try to connect with the people around them and talk about what’s really going on

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I think many have absolutely zero chance of waking up unless it personally affects themselves or possibly someone they actually care about (children, spouses).

      People talk about empathy circles. In my experience, some conservatives seem to pretty much have one person in that circle - themselves. Many at least have their children in there, you’d hope, followed by their siblings/parents, ideally, their spouse.

      Honestly, I think so much of politics really comes down that…liberals tend to have a much broader reach in their empathy circle…which probably explains why you see higher numbers of ethical veg*ns among the left, for example - broader empathy circle.