The Switcheroo.

       Who cares if the Democrats or the Republicans win the mid-term elections? I mean in the scheme of things does it really matter? Well for one thing, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, they all matter to a whole bunch of us old timers.
       The thing is, the Republican leadership in the house and even the Senate are focused on cutting Social Security and eliminating Medicare and Medicaid. Not all at once of course, that would be too obvious and would cost them in the 2020 elections.
       But they would like to begin to lower the monthly stipend folks get from Social security. They look at it as a giveaway of government money. They hate to admit that you and I and everyone else paid into it so its not their money its ours. Same for Medicare. Now Medicaid was designed to help people who just don't have the money to pay for insurance and copays.
       Here's the reason the Republicans want to slash these programs; they need to pay for that tax cut they gave to the one percenters. Its simple. They gave away too much money so now they've got to pay some of it back. They think Retirees won't mind. That's where they're wrong. I'm mad as all get out. I hope you are too.