Democrats ready to kiss Republican ass on the debt ceiling and cut social security, medicare, medicaid. ““The hard reality is both Social Security and Medicare are headed for insolvency,” he said. “There’s an opportunity to deal with some of these long-term challenges” Said Conrad, a Democrat

“Manchin, who is up for reelection in 2024, floated the idea of considering reforms to prolong the solvency of federal programs such as Medicare and Social Security in exchange for Republican support for raising the debt ceiling.” So be ready to work longer and get less if you ever retire. https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-may-bend-negotiations-gop-110000578.html