This is the Tom Hartman program.

Tom Hartman here with you.

There's a couple of things that I wanted to just lay on the table and have a conversation with you about.

Right now, as a on the table and have a conversation with you about.

Right now, as a result of something that Trump said in Davos, I would say, and I think there's a strong

argument to say that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are all officially in the

crosshairs of the Trump administration.

I mean they always have been in the crosshairs of the Republican Party.

The Republicans have fought Social Security since 1935 when it was passed.

They have fought Medicare and Medicaid since the late 1960s.

I think it was 67 when they were passed.

But usually they say that they're actually trying to save it.

You know like when

Ronald Reagan changed

the rules around social security so that your social security benefits are now subject

to federal income tax

and tied it to the cost of living adjustment that now subject to federal income tax.

And tied it to the cost of living adjustment that is, you know, that includes, you know, average

people that doesn't take into consideration the relatively unique concerns and expenses of older people, people over 65, which include

medical expenses and transportation and things like that, housing, food, rather than new computers.

So Reagan said, well well I'm strengthening Medicare

or excuse me Social Security and to some extent they did I mean they doubled the

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