Ah, Social Security and Medicare—the sacred cows of American politics. The programs that were once untouchable, invincible, and supposedly “safe.” Funny how that worked out.
Every election cycle, politicians swear up and down that these programs are off-limits. “We’ll protect Social Security! We’ll strengthen Medicare!” they proclaim with the confidence of a used car salesman telling us that rust is a feature, that gives a car character, not a flaw. And yet, here we are, watching them chip...