Scale back Social Security? What candidate is proposing to do that?
Why Social Security and Medicare? Those have their own tax plan. Why not totally eliminate every social welfare program like food stamps? or the farm program? and while were at it, slash military spending.
btw, I’m all for ending the Social Security program. Just refund my $250,000 plus interest for the past 40 years and I’m good with it.
I'm with you all the way problem is you can't kill the beasts, you core them out.
Reality is for SS they need to raise the age limit for all those born less than 50 years ago (even more aggressive than proposed) and go the Savings account route. This will stem it, it can never be killed really.
Medicare is a fraudulent system, driven by the states. Those IRS agents for BOCare, send them to the states to cure the fraud after that disastrous legislation is killed. Then go back to the same payment scheme before BOCare to get more doctors on board while restricting access to the program for those only under a certain income level. This will help fold Medicaid into it and potentially kill the SCHiP program.
We need a president that is at least willing to address this. Of the top tier Trump is the only one that has said he won't touch them.
Not saying Cruz or Rubio have the golden ticket either, but at least their tax plans are flat and both have expressed a willingness to push for the changes. That addresses both growth and the deficit.