‘Entitlement or Not’: Rand Paul Wants to Slash Social Security and Medicare

‘Entitlement or not’: Rand Paul wants to slash Social Security and Medicare

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) floated a new plan to cut all government programs — including Medicare and Social Security — by 6%.The senator explained his proposal on Real America's Voice on Thursday."I think the best way to cut spending is through something like the penny plan," he said. "What it does is i...

Commentary: Federal Spending Expects to Increase by Trillions on Social Security and Medicare | July 10, 2025

Federal spending outlays will increase a whopping $3.38 trillion from their 2024 level of $6.87 trillion to $10.2 trillion by 2034, according to former President Joe Biden’s last budget submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The estimates are a year old, and we still await President Donald Trump’s first full budget that will adjust the baseline, hopefully taking into account the impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill A

Baseline Spending Set To Increase $3.38 Trillion By 2034, 56.8 Percent Social Security And Medicare Alone As Baby Boomers Permanently Retire

By Robert Romano Federal spending outlays will increase a whopping $3.38 trillion from their 2024 level of $6.87 trillion to $10.2 trillion by 2034, according to former President Joe Biden’s last budget submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The estimates are a year old, and we still await President Donald Trump’s first full budget that will adjust the baseline, hopefully taking into account the impacts of the One Bi…

Commentary: Federal Spending Expects to Increase by Trillions on Social Security and Medicare

by Robert Romano   Federal spending outlays will increase a whopping $3.38 trillion from their 2024 level of $6.87 trillion to $10.2 trillion by 2034, according to former President Joe Biden’s last bu

Facing the Future | Medicare’s Growing Cost

This week on Facing the Future, Jim Capretta of the American Enterprise Institute digs into the 2025 Medicare Trustees Report. Then he explains why the federal budget rules are deepening societal differences. WKXL – NH Talk Radio · Facing the Future | Medicare’s Growing Cost

Social Security is still in good shape but faces challenges

The annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare trustees provide yearly opportunities for misunderstandings by politicians, the media and the general public about the health of these programs. This year is no exception.