#EntitlementReform

Citizen Portal News Utah

@citizenptnewsut.bsky.social

3 months ago

Federal fiscal ‘red ink’ could force cuts to state grants, experts tell Utah commission Fiscal experts told Utah’s Federalism Commission that rapidly rising federal interest costs and near-term trust-fund shortfalls make major federal deficit consolidation likely; they urged states to stress-test budgets, build rainy-day buffers and seek devolution or waivers to protect core services.

Utah’s Federalism Commission is sounding the alarm: rising federal interest costs could lead to devastating cuts in state programs like Medicaid and education, leaving states scrambling for solutions.

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#UT #EntitlementReform #CitizenPortal #StateBudgets #FiscalResponsibility

Hyperscience

@hyperscience-ai.bsky.social

7 months ago

New law = 2X/year recertification for entitlement benefits. Manual workflows won’t cut it but AI will. Hyperscience is helping state & local gov scale with automation that’s fast, accurate & secure. Read how 👉 shorturl.at/G7Ulr
#GovTech #AI #Automation #EntitlementReform

RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

1 year ago

9/10 Musk claimed entitlement programmes contain $600-700 billion in waste—a figure exceeding official estimates—and has previously described social security as "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," fuelling Democrat warnings about potential programme cuts.
#EntitlementReform

RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

1 year ago

8/9 Mentioning Social Security alongside cuts, Musk ventures where others feared to tread. When George W. Bush proposed partial privatization in 2005, the idea died before reaching a vote—entitlement benefits have long been politically untouchable.
#PoliticalThirdRail #EntitlementReform