Will Trump protect Medicare and Social Security?

[I’m not Stu]

What do you think?

[Blue3]

Who knows at this point.

My guess is he "leans no" on Ryan's utopian Randist dreams on how to reform entitlements... but that, like everything, he's open to making a deal.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

depends on if he finds it to be in his own self-interest

[NeverAgain]

I think even he sees the damages of attempting to hurt Medicare and SS. My current guess is no (keep them public), based on the fact that he has basically reversed every single major position since he was elected.

[anthonyjg]

No idea. It's what really makes me anxious about his presidency, I just don't know what to expect. I suspect privatize as I don't think he really cares about the issues and will just kind of follow Pence's/Ryan's lead.

[I’m not Stu]

I think he will privatize even though that will turn his base against him. I think Trump has no idea what he's doing.

[DC Al Fine]

Probably something roughly akin to the Bush-era Social Security reforms. Introduce a major change, walk it back in the face of protests.

[I’m not Stu]

Probably something roughly akin to the Bush-era Social Security reforms. Introduce a major change, walk it back in the face of protests.

He might walk back proposals he introduces. He is unpredictable.

[ElectionsGuy]

He obviously will not touch them. It's one of the things he's made pretty clear and especially the way he's backed away from his own proposals that cause the most controversy, he is less likely to do it than he ever was before.

[Person Man]

No idea. It's what really makes me anxious about his presidency, I just don't know what to expect. I suspect privatize as I don't think he really cares about the issues and will just kind of follow Pence's/Ryan's lead.

[I’m not Stu]

Trump picked Tom Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

[The_Doctor]

He will try, I think. The voter backlash on SS and Medicare will be a thing to behold, though.

[Wakie77]

No

[I’m not Stu]

He will privatize.