House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will largely give Social Security a pass in his highly anticipated budget while proposing a significant overhaul of Medicare and Medicaid, according to sources briefed on the plan.
The 2012 budget resolution, which committee Republicans are still finalizing, is scheduled to be unveiled on Tuesday. It will not back specific benefit cuts to Social Security or suggest raising the retirement age, sources said. ...
On Medicare, the budget will propose a modified version of what has become known as the Ryan-Rivlin voucher proposal, named after Ryan and former Office of Management and Budget Director Alice Rivlin.
Under the Ryan-Rivlin plan, citizens who turn 65 in 2021 or later would not enroll in the current Medicare program but instead would receive a voucher to buy private health insurance.
Mar 31, 2011
Wimping Out
From The Hill:
Come on, Republicans. You keep promising the Tea Party that you'll "reform" Social Security, the government program for which you have the deepest, most longstanding hatred. Here's your chance to actually propose something specific and you wimp out. That's not the red meat that will get your base excited.
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I find it ironic that many of the Tea Party supporters will need to rely on Social Security if/when they become aged or disabled. With 80% making less than $100,000 per year (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20002529-503544.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody), I doubt they have the resources necessary to sustain themselves in the event of a permanent disability or long-lived retirement.
I'm glad they're leaving Social Security alone, but it's worse that they want to do away with Medicare. Medical costs are too high, and instead of dealing with it, the GOP wants to shift all the extra costs onto future seniors.
"citizens who turn 65 in 2021 or later would not enroll in the current Medicare program but instead would receive a voucher to buy private health insurance".
Sound similar to mr obama's health reform. Now that's ironic.
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