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House Speaker Johnson just said more than most realize about Medicare and Social Security cuts

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72% Informative

Speaker Johnson said cuts would “not affect benefits for anyone who relies upon those and is eligible to receive them” Social Security and Medicare account for about 40% of all federal spending excluding interest on the national debt.

Both programs face financial difficulty without further revenues, meaning more taxes or lower expenditures, meaning benefit cuts.

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74

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70

Neutral language

56

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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