Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?
Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling.
There's a saying that Social Security is the third rail of American politics.
That still holds true.
Just look at the fallout from President Biden's State of the Union address, in which he accused some Republicans — "not a majority" — of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare.
It enraged Republicans, but Biden achieved what he wanted in his moments of sparring with them, two things:
- get members of the right to heckle and
