re: Joe unwittingly took the cut social security / Medicare talking point off the table

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why are D's not willing to cut other areas of the budget

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Their entire power structure is based off controlling that spending. Obviously, it is how they directly control the deep state, but indirectly it allows them to control public education, scientific research, health care, etc.

I don't even think the Dems would be big into cutting defense spending right now because they believe they have wrested control from Republicans in the years since W.