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An interesting thing happened in the 2016 presidential race: There was
no big fight over the politics of Medicare, seniors, and entitlements --
like there was in 2010, 2012, and 2014. (The reason why was due to
Donald Trump's promise not to touch entitlements, as well as the Clinton
campaign's effort to go after Trump on temperament, not policy.) But
with Republicans in charge of the White House and Congress come Jan. 20,
and with House Speaker Paul Ryan's long-awaited effort to
privatize/voucherize/restructure Medicare, entitlement politics are
coming back. "Between this nomination of an avowed Medicare opponent
[Trump HHS pick Tom Price] and the Republicans here threatening to
privatize Medicare, it's clear that Washington Republicans are plotting a
war on seniors next year," incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck
Schumer recently said, per Politico. The biggest unknown, however, is whether President-elect Trump goes along with Ryan's plans.
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