Friedman Not Quite Getting it Right

I thought that SS was an insurance program for people who could no longer work for whatever reason and not an entitlement program. Not sure what Friedman thinks "cutting" SS will do or why it's necessary considering that it's also tied up in a trust fund that's apparently solvent through the next couple of decades. Let's play the game of distracting the voters however and not mention how the rich don't actually pay their fair share for the public commons.

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We need to cut Medicare and Social Security entitlements at the same time as we make new investments in infrastructure, schools and government-financed research programs that will spawn the next Google and Intel. Read more at www.nytimes.com

 

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