The respondents wanted President Trump to spend more on Medicaid, but don’t think he will. Here are five key statistics:
1. Forty percent of voters reported they wanted to government to increase Medicaid spending; 21 percent said they didn’t. At the same time, 49 percent of the respondents think President Trump is likely to do the opposite and spend less on the program.
2. Twenty-two percent of voters expect President Trump to spend more on Social Security; 31 percent of Trump voters think he’ll increase Social Security spending. President Trump put forth a budget that didn’t cut Social Security spending, and the GOP Congress is expected to push back.
3. Forty-two percent of voters trust Democrats to handle healthcare, compared with 40 percent who trust Republicans. There was a similar split when examining the trustworthiness of Congress to handle Medicaid, with 42 percent trusting Democrats and 36 percent trusting Republicans.
4. Forty-two percent of the respondents think the national debt will increase during the Trump presidency, while 35 percent think it will decrease.
5. The voters believe Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security are “financially unstable” and require changes. However, the changes voters want are different from those in the Republican plans. The majority of voters felt these programs should have spending levels expanded or maintained while Republican law makers prefer to cut spending on entitlement programs, according to the New York Times.
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