Through the GOP, the Wealthy Are Waging War on the Old

If you're an older American -- or expect to be someday -- and you aren't wealthy, you may have concluded that the Republican Party is at war with you. If so, you're not wrong. Republicans are pushing proposals that protect and expand the wealth of the wealthy at the expense of the elderly. (The disabled, working people, and the poor are also targets.)

Some progressives are troubled by metaphors of war. But this assault will claim lives, through hunger and inadequate medical care. Not every wealthy person supports it, of course, but those who do have plenty of Republican footsoldiers in Washington.

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