There are painless ways to slightly adjust/tweak Medicare and Social Security programs for FUTURE recipients — but politicians don’t have the stones. Mr. President, you want a legacy, offer a Trump fix for these problems.
Inflation is a silent tax—and the most painful way to finance government promises. Your representatives may finally grab the feared “third rail” of U.S. politics. When the Social Security and Medicare trust funds run out in the early 2030s, the law is clear: Benefits must be slashed. That would mean a roughly 24 percent cut …