…this trillion dollar deal was done on a reconciliation, meaning it has to be cost neutral to the government and the only way it can be cost neutral is to take the savings from government social programs and apply it to paying off their trillion dollar plan over a ten year period.

That’s one way, but it’s not the only way. Taxes could be raised on the wealthy. Or, theoretically, defense spending could be slashed. Or corporate tax loopholes closed. So there’s more than one way.