Hardly! If this is not done by both parties, we are doomed economically anyway! If the Republicans don’t embrace this solution, maybe we will elect a third party. Really, both parties have to get serious about the spending and the ultimate debt that we face!
The first step to correcting this crisis is to reduce the pensions of Federal and State workers! This also means that they have to contribute to their own Health costs - 50% or so seems reasonable... Then we can worry about Social Security and Medicare. Medicare recipients also need to contribute their share of expenses when able...