So regarding Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, Social Security,

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44. They will screw the poor first, as always

On programs benefiting Seniors, they'll likely try to do a phase-out of benefits starting with workers in the 40s and younger, similar to what happened with defined-benefit pension plans a decade or two ago. They certainly will try to route everybody to Medicare (dis)Advantage plans* -- this is already well under way with volunteer sign-ups (54% of the Medicare-eligible population are enrolled in Medicare "Advantage" plans in 2024, per kff.org - https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-advantage-in-2024-enrollment-update-and-key-trends/).

If they can screw everybody out of Social Security and force them into having their only retirement security through defined-contribution plans such as IRAs and 401(k) plans, they'll do it. That's been a long-range dream of Republicans for many years. They know better than to just jerk it out from under current recipients, so those in their "Golden Years" are probably not going to lose their benefits entirely.

Screwing younger workers (many of whom are already pessimistic about their future Social Security benefits anyway) will help foment intergenerational conflict, which will pit workers and retirees against each other, leaving the oligarchs free to continue pillaging unmolested.

* Reminder: "Why I Think Medicare Advantage Plans Stink" by consumer expert Clark Howard -- https://clark.com/insurance/health-insurance/medicare-advantage-plans/