http://robertbluey.com/blog/2007/07/25/when-will-washington-wake-up-to-entitlement-crisis/ Conservative blogger and journalist with a passion for politics, sports and family Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:34:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://robertbluey.com/blog/2007/07/25/when-will-washington-wake-up-to-entitlement-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Bluey Blog | Robert B. Bluey » Democrats’ Fiscal Responsibility Video Is Laughable Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:35:53 +0000 http://robertbluey.com/blog/2007/07/25/when-will-washington-wake-up-to-entitlement-crisis/#comment-931 [...] budget amounts to the largest tax increase in history. ‚Ä¢ The Democrats’ budget ignores the entitlement crisis facing Social Security and Medicare. ‚Ä¢ The Democrats’ budget is full of pork-barrel [...] [...] budget amounts to the largest tax increase in history. ‚Ä¢ The Democrats’ budget ignores the entitlement crisis facing Social Security and Medicare. ‚Ä¢ The Democrats’ budget is full of pork-barrel [...]

]]> http://robertbluey.com/blog/2007/07/25/when-will-washington-wake-up-to-entitlement-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-930 GM Roper Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:25:42 +0000 http://robertbluey.com/blog/2007/07/25/when-will-washington-wake-up-to-entitlement-crisis/#comment-930 As I recall during the debates in 1964/65 on Medicare, the total bill was to have been in the range of 15-25 Billion wasn't it? Now we are talking about a 32 TRILLION shortfall. Hmmm, don't suppose congress has been buying elder votes with SS and Medicare do you? I also seem to recall a pair of elderly hands tearing up a social security card in one of Johnson's anti-Goldwater commercials. Looks like it may happen for real and not because of Senator Goldwater's Ghost either. As I recall during the debates in 1964/65 on Medicare, the total bill was to have been in the range of 15-25 Billion wasn’t it? Now we are talking about a 32 TRILLION shortfall. Hmmm, don’t suppose congress has been buying elder votes with SS and Medicare do you? I also seem to recall a pair of elderly hands tearing up a social security card in one of Johnson’s anti-Goldwater commercials. Looks like it may happen for real and not because of Senator Goldwater’s Ghost either.

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