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A new poll found that 71% of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts, while 82% of all voters reject them. Additionally, 60% of Trump voters said cutting food and nutrition programs is unacceptable.

Medicaid has become a key issue as House Republicans push for up to $2 trillion in budget cuts to advance Trump’s legislative agenda.

Their resolution directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find at least $880 billion in cuts.

This raises concerns that Medicaid, which covers 70 million people—mostly low-income and children—could be targeted despite GOP leaders downplaying benefit reductions.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      3 days ago

      because the system they exist in keeps them in the dark, and is programming them to be fanatically terrified of being woken up

      • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Exactly

        Most rural “middle class” voters that fuel Red states are people who’ve been failed by the education system in one way or another, and distrust authority because of it. But they lack the media literacy to make distrust of authority positive. Instead, they are easily manipulated by crucial social figureheads.