“Medicare reform generally does not poll well. For example, one ABC/Washington Post poll in April 2011 found that 78 percent of Americans oppose “cutting Medicare” to reduce the deficit.”
The Federal government spends 900 billion a year on medicaid/medicare while collecting 100 billion annually thru the medicare portion of the FICA tax. That is a running 800 billion dollar annual deficit.Medicare/medicaid is the bulk of our federal deficit. All else including social security pales to this mother of all entitlements. At least Ryan addresses the issue in his budget plan. The Dems should choke on their own demagoguery.
......”But when voters learn that Medicare reform doesn’t affect those over 55, the plan is an electoral wash.............”
Bump!