New Data on Spending, Medicare and Medicaid

In a report released today, the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds that American's have little stomach for cuts in core social programs (social security, medicare and medicaid) but there is support for cutting defense.

From Kaiser Family Foundation May Chartpack

The public also objects to the Tea Party / GOP plan to convert medicaid to block grants.

From Kaiser Family Foundation May Chartpack

Yet the Tea Party / GOP insist that we leave defense untouched but cut programs that actually benefit Americans.  The report tells an interesting story.