51 GOP Senators Just Voted To Cut $1.5 Trillion from Medicare and Medicaid

[raccoon]

to Give Super-Rich and Corporations a Tax Cut

Along strict party lines, the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday night voted to pass a sweeping budget measure—one criticized as both "despicable" and "horrific" for providing massive giveaways to corporations and the super-rich while eviscerating funding for social programs, healthcare, education, and affordable housing.

The measure passed by 51-49 vote, with only one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, joining every Democrat and the chamber's two Independents who voted against it. Its approval now paves that way for massive tax giveaways to the wealthy and corporations envisioned by President Donald Trump and the GOP in both the House and the Senate.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/19/51-gop-senators-just-voted-cut-15-trillion-medicare-and-medicaid-give-super-rich-and

I can't imagine anyone over 65, even one who's always voted Republican, not being up in arms about this.

Lots of people that age are dyed-in-the-wool Republicans. Why are they cutting their own throats???!!??

[Achilleaze]

1. Tax cuts for republican fat cats!

Too bad about the American people.

[atreides1]

5. My sympathy

...is reserved for the American people who didn't vote for Republicans! Those that put the Republicans in charge, they can go piss up a rope!

They'll be getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop, too!

[Initech]

2. Fuck!!!! It gets worse every day!

I hope these billionaire criminals sleep easier at night knowing they've screwed over the rest of the country.

[muntrv]

3. But...But...Obama!!!

[MattP]

4. So much for the "moderate" republicans

[Freethinker65]

6. It was for the budget resolution. Not the budget.

Still sucks though. As I understand it- Now they wait and see what piece of shit the GOP house puts together. The senate will then need 50 + Pence votes for it to pass through reconciliation. Still plenty of time for the house to load the budget with enough poisonous crap to go the way of the ACA repeal fiasco.

[maveric]

7. Part of the "Thinning of the Herd" that's in play right now.

What else could it be?

[maxsolomon]

8. This is what they were always going to do.

This is what they always do.

This is why they must never have power.

[eShirl]

9. I'm starting to feel unwanted.

[Martin Eden]

10. Redistribution of Wealth

From the poor and the sick to rich GOP campaign contributors.

People surprised by this (read: Trump voters) are fucking morons indeed.

[ATL Ebony]

11. So, apparently Susan Collins isn't as vested in her senior as she professed. This is horrible.

[dalton99a]

14. Party before country. Rich people before poor people.

Never fails

[ATL Ebony]

15. So true, sad but true.

[world wide wally]

12. We have a serious job to do, folks.

Get out the fucking vote in every election from now on!

It's our ONLY hope.

[dalton99a]

13. Kick.

[lagomorph777]

16. Political suicide, unless

they know they've locked up (or cancelled) the next election already.

[SergeStorms]

17. Hillary's emails!

Benghazi..........er............... ............LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP! Make America Great Again!

They're low information idiots, that's why.

[lpbk2713]

18. Prepare for the death panels.

They are surely coming.