The biggest contrast in the upcoming election (other than democracy vs. "blood in the streets" fascism)

One of my goals in this column is to give you the facts and analysis you need to make informed decisions, especially political ones and equip you to spread the word to others. So here goes on social security.

- Robert Reich

During a typically rambling and incoherent interview last week, Trump admitted he would cut Social Security and Medicare if reelected. "...there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting, and in terms of also the theft and the bad management of entitlements."

Trump has tried to walk back the remarks, saying that when he used the word "cutting" he didn't actually mean "cutting" and that Social Security has a lot of waste. (In fact, Social Security is well managed and theft or fraud is rare.)

But there's no question Trump and his Republican allies want to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Here's why. At the heart of their economic agenda - at least the portion they're sharing with their superwealthy backers is another giant tax cut for the super-wealthy and big corporations.