House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and the Republican Party seem intent on punishing a key part of their base – older Americans. The two houses still need to reach agreement on a single piece of legislation for it to go to President Trump for his signature. Unlike food stamps and welfare, Medicare and Social Security are benefits that working Americans have earned over a lifetime of steady, reliable, and conscientious work. In other words, Social Security and Medicare are not welfare. In May 2015, Trump tweeted: “I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid.

Source: Fox News December 09, 2017 19:48 UTC