Obama did offer one “budget saver” back when.
He offered to raise Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67.... by 2036.
There won’t be an America by 2036!
This may be the only thing he can do at this point to keep obutthead from using this issue to get re-elected. The longer it drags out, the more the left can use it to pound conservatives. If we can keep the house and gain the senate in 2012 we can fix the cutting part if we hold the congress’ feet to the fire.
To make these fantasy reforms work in reality, what is needed is general Tax Reduction, not just for special political buddies, and not the old keep the rate but increase the basis Abbott and Costello accounting, but Real incentive for investors and businesses to create new Real jobs, not monopoly money transfer payments.
It is possible to make America the preferred place to do business. But entrenched special interests like things the way they are.
Based on the Reagan data, America could be financially sound and solvent in 5 years, perhaps less.
Keeping on not drowning is not an answer.
TWB