by Ryan McMaken
Mises.org
If Donald Trump has any interest in cutting federal social programs, he certainly hasn’t made it a significant part of his campaign.
In fact, it’s likely safe to say that a large part of Trump’s appeal to many of his supporters is the fact Trump has not said anything about substantial cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or low-income welfare programs.
Social Benefits Are Popular
After all, social benefits programs are immensely popular with Americans as one Pew study showed: