Speaker Johnson’s ‘Desperate Measures’ Warning Exposes Fractures Over Social Security as Debt Hits $40 Trillion

Speaker Johnson’s ‘Desperate Measures’ Warning Exposes Fractures Over Social Security as Debt Hits $40 Trillion

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson didn’t mince words. On a June 8 Louisiana radio program, he laid out a blunt diagnosis of America’s fiscal bind. More than 74 percent of federal spending runs on autopilot. Entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security demand adjustment. Republicans possess a plan to tackle it next year. The national debt now exceeds $40 trillion. At some point, the hole grows too deep to escape. So desperate …