Blood Sacrifice How H.R. 1 Guts Medicaid and Medicare to Enrich the Wealthy and Expand the Military Machine

In the latest legislative push, the proposed bill H.R. 1 introduces sweeping changes to the American budget—most notably, nearly $793 billion in cuts to Medicaid. At first glance, these cuts are being framed as "fiscally responsible" and necessary to offset spending. But what if this isn't just budget tightening? What if these reductions are a deliberate blood sacrifice, trading the health of vulnerable Americans for tax cuts and military expansion?

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How H.R. 1 Uses Medicaid and Medicare as a Budget Tool

The biggest target in H.R. 1 is Medicaid, which provides vital health services to low-income individuals, people with disabilities, and seniors. Cutting nearly $793 billion from this essential program means more than just numbers on paper, it means:

• Hospitals closing in rural and underserved areas

• Patients going without medication or treatment

• Increased emergency room visits due to lack of preventive care

• Millions—yes, millions—losing health coverage altogether

  
  

In total, more than 10 million Americans stand to lose coverage under these provisions. And it’s not just Medicaid. Medicare is facing an additional $490 billion in cuts, which will impact older adults who rely on it for life-sustaining care.

These changes won’t go unnoticed. But the real question is: who benefits from this sacrifice?

Tax Breaks and Pentagon Budgets: The Other Side of the Equation

While Medicaid and Medicare suffer deep cuts, other sectors thrive. H.R. 1 allocates an additional $150 billion to the military, including $11.3 billion for the U.S. Space Force alone. Meanwhile, the top 1% of earners are expected to receive an average $80,000 tax cut. In fact, the richest Americans will receive over $121 billion in tax breaks in 2026, more than the bottom 60% of the population combined.

This redistribution of resources clearly favors the wealthiest citizens and the defense industry, while extracting the cost from those who can least afford it.

Hospitals will close.Access to medications will shrink.Working families will fall deeper into debt.

It’s not austerity. It’s prioritization. And the message is loud and clear: the government is willing to sacrifice the wellbeing of the poor and elderly for profit and power.

What Makes This a Blood Sacrifice?

The term blood sacrifice is not used lightly. When the lives of the most vulnerable—children, seniors, disabled individuals, single parents—are offered up to preserve tax shelters and defense contracts, we are no longer talking about policy. We are talking about values.

This is a moral transaction, not a financial one. The pain of the many is used to purchase the luxury of the few. Communities already on the edge will be pushed off the cliff while those at the top continue to rise.

H.R. 1 doesn’t just reshape budgets. It reshapes futures.