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https://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/health-care/elderly-medical-spending-medicare/ https://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/health-ca... https://www.politifact.com/article/2013/jan/28/federal-spending-old-young-numbers/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2013/jan/28/federal-spend... The spending is almost entirely on the elderly. Cuts that matter mean less for them. They've already got Medicare so there's no "wasteful" insurance company to save on eliminating.