Smoke and Mirrors is Not the Answer

July 20, 2011

The President revealed today that cuts to Medicare and Social Security are on the table in the debt ceiling negotiations. According to the Washington Post, President Obama will propose significant reductions in Medicare spending along with changes to Social Security as possible solutions to the debt ceiling crisis. Once again Washington seems to have chosen older Americans as the solution to their years of out-of-control spending. It’s not right and it’s a breach of trust with all Americans.