Here's an idea. Let's try something different. Something that's actually
worked before! Dammit. I could have put that in a blog.
I actually am mulling over that concept to put in a blog. I suspect you won't like my conclusions.
It's true, that the budget can't be balanced this decade without cutting current retirees. But I have not heard any possible plan, including Paul Ryan's, that suggests doing anything like that.
As far as Rand Paul goes. I think he's the real deal, and won't bend to Mitch McConnell unless he gets real concessions for it. That is extremely worthwhile to have someone like that in the Senate.
And as far as working your entire life, yeah, you and everyone else. In fact, since you've been retired for years I doubt you are anywhere near winning "most heavily worked" any time soon. In the meantime, you are totally blurring veterans benefits and medicare and social security. By the way, you've not been paying into a "trust fund." The surplus for each year has gone into general revenues and was spent on ...NPR and such. Social Security got an iou based on the day, which has arrived this year, that we have to raise general revenue to pay back the program. Not that you have any right to social security or Medicare. You paid taxes, not premiums. The SC ruled years ago that we're owed shit for whatever we paid.
It's sad that you're so delusional about where our debt and budget outlook problems lie. Maybe if Think Progress can be convinced...
