And the chances of reforming any of those programs is essentially zero.
Those three, plus interest payments, consume over 60% of the budget. Any politician who even hints at the most modest changes is vilified.
Ideally we would need a BRAC-style bi-partisan commission to author changes to these programs. Congress will never touch this.
Until we reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, it is all just noise
Replies to: "Until we reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, it is all just noise"
- Anyone else chuckling at the deficit advice being given by the Kardashians here? - BaronVonZemo - 10:07am 6/5/25
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- Until we reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, it is all just noise - Nigel Tufnel - 2:33pm 6/5/25
- How about we just leave taxes where they are right now and begin negotiating more reasonable... - Curly1918 - 10:59am 6/5/25
- Part of the problem is that age discrimination is alive and well. - jakers - 3:54pm 6/5/25