‘Entitlement or not’: Rand Paul wants to slash Social Security and Medicare

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) floated a new plan to cut all government programs — including Medicare and Social Security — by 6%.

The senator explained his proposal on Real America's Voice on Thursday.

"I think the best way to cut spending is through something like the penny plan," he said. "What it does is it takes a small percentage across the board of everything."

Paul claimed that "emotional" families of Alzheimer's patients had accepted his plan.

"And I look at them and I say, 'Well, I'm not sure. You got $100 million last year, but you know, we're short of money. What if we gave you $94 million this year instead of $100 million, a 6% cut?'" he recalled. "And they go, well, okay."

"And so I really think that you could approach everything in government, every program, every program, whether it's an entitlement or not, cut 6%," the senator added. "You know, if you don't want the poor to be hurt by Medicare cuts in the expense, means test it. So the poor will get the same Medicare. The wealthy will pay more for their Medicare."

"The money we have is ridiculously inadequate."

Watch the video below from Real America's Voice.