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Republicans are going out on riskier limbs. Christie last week offered a detailed plan to revamp Social Security and Medicare, including raising the eligibility ages and phasing out Social Security benefits for those earning more than $80,000 from other sources.

Why must everything be analyzed from political angle?

Reforming Soc. Sec. and Medicare has to be done. Well, everything in government needs to be reformed. The waste is astronomical.

[Don Corleone]

phasing out Social Security benefits for those earning more than $80,000 from other sources.

Lets see, I earn $80,001 from my IRA one year but only $79,999 the next year. Will my Social Security kick in and out? Christie is an A$$. With a little effort he could devise an IRS like form that would take a couple of accountants and an hour on turbo-tax to satisfy the gummint! Since Social Security is considered the "Third Rail" of politics Christie should go sit on it.JMHO