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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 6124660" data-attributes="member: 48469">Righties will say the bill doesn&#039;t include cuts to Medicare. But here&#039;s what Ben Shapiro said about it on his show today:“There&#039;s nothing in the bill that cuts Medicare. Why is the CBO claiming that the bill is going to cut Medicare? Well, because the idea is that it adds so much to the national debt that it would force cuts in Medicare beginning in 2026.Because it would officially add apparently $2.3 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office projects. That would force budget officials to mandate across-the-board spending cuts over that window that would hit Medicare. The legislation significantly adds to the national debt.When it exceeds $36.2 trillion, it triggers sequestration or compulsory budget reductions. In that scenario, Medicare cuts would be capped at 4% annually or $490 billion over 10 years. So, again, those reductions, by the way, are not a foregone conclusion.So when the CBO says Medicare will be cut, that&#039;s not a foregone conclusion. In all likelihood, by the way, it won&#039;t be. In all likelihood, it would just take out some more debt.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 6124660, member: 48469"] Righties will say the bill doesn't include cuts to Medicare. But here's what Ben Shapiro said about it on his show today: “There's nothing in the bill that cuts Medicare. Why is the CBO claiming that the bill is going to cut Medicare? Well, because the idea is that it adds so much to the national debt that it would force cuts in Medicare beginning in 2026. Because it would officially add apparently $2.3 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office projects. That would force budget officials to mandate across-the-board spending cuts over that window that would hit Medicare. The legislation significantly adds to the national debt. When it exceeds $36.2 trillion, it triggers sequestration or compulsory budget reductions. In that scenario, Medicare cuts would be capped at 4% annually or $490 billion over 10 years. So, again, those reductions, by the way, are not a foregone conclusion. So when the CBO says Medicare will be cut, that's not a foregone conclusion. In all likelihood, by the way, it won't be. In all likelihood, it would just take out some more debt.” [/QUOTE]

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