My "conservative" Republican congressman has campaign billboards out stating he is "Protecting Social Security" and "Providing prescription benefits". Maybe he's just co-opting the terms of action?
Politicians need to say crap like that to the sheeple to get elected. We'll see what happens.
The important thing is that it all gets balanced out. True Democracies are dangerous because once the people figure out that they can vote themselves into the taxpyers' teet, it all goes down hill.