yet resulting in "$168 billion in savings over the long term."?

If you're not making cuts, how are you getting the 'savings'?

I haven't read enough about it yet.

much less billions. Sounds to me like they are cutting it, just not 20% 'across the board'. Maybe a lower rate and targeted in some fashion? Although I have no idea how they would do that.

in 2016 because the disability fund does not have enough money. That's a fact, although a stupid result of the system.

and is normally what happens, but then where do they get the savings out of?

By blanket denying all claims in process and killing future claims
essentially freezing SSDI at current levels.

It seems that way looking at veterans health claims and widely publicized deaths waiting for care that the govt does have a tendendancy to take the attitude of 'wait em out .. they'll die off'. If they exhibit the same process of dealing with aged, sick-disabled populations the same as sick-disabled veterans your question of 'waiting for them to disappear' is a valid concern.

When people do not receive healthcare they get sick, without treatment, they die. When people do not eat, they get sick, and without treatment and or food, they die. Not that any of these morally and ethically bankrupt polls care. Every time I hear HRC supporters talk about how much she's going to help people it makes me want to vomit a little more. We can only expect this crap to increase. Where is she on these cuts? Bernie is calling for an increase to these programs not a decrease. When the hell are people going to stand up and say NO MORE!!!

those present on ssi and medicare won't be cut however those applying for ssi and who become elgable for medicare will get less
than those presently on it.this is game republicans and corporate dems pay.don't piss off voters presently on them.screw the people
not yet on them.

So technically it is a cut.

The little summaries I am seeing on new sites have me thinking there has to be a big catch somewhere.