Cantor claims Social Security and Medicare ‘aren’t going to be there’ when he retires

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled last week the Republican plan to cut $6 trillion from federal spending over ten years, including deep cuts to entitlements. Medicaid alone would be cut by $760 billion.

A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal ^[1] poll found that 76 percent of Americans consider it unacceptable to cut Medicare, while 67 oppose cutting Medicaid, despite their deficit concerns.

Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring told Raw Story ^[3].