Charlie Rangel Is Going To Bring The Pain
And by “pain” he means “tax hikes.”
Rangel (D-Harlem) discussed the fate of Social Security - which some have estimated will have a cash-flow problem as soon as 2017 and run out of money by 2040 - during a Manhattan breakfast talk sponsored by Crain’s New York.
Any solution will cause some pain, according to Rangel. “If you call tax increases pain - and I do - that’ll be a part of the mix, too,” he said. “There’s no easy way to do it, but it has to be done.”
But the congressman also swore Social Security and Medicare health benefits would not be scrapped entirely. “If you’re talking about getting rid of entitlements, forget about it,” he said.
This is why I can’t stand liberals. When confronted with a government budget problem the solutions they’re willing to consider almost never include cutting spending (unless we’re talking about defense or intelligence spending, that is). Rangel has no problem with confiscating more of our money to keep the Social Security pyramid scheme running, but cut back on government handouts? Perish the thought.
But hey, at least Rangel is admitting that there’s a problem with Social Security that needs to be fixed. That’s more than most Dems will admit.
