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Originally Posted by TheDoc
Which of the elected "tea party" members have actually cut spending?
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i would retort that the threats of default & govt shutdowns each time a spending bill comes up, & the creation of the supercommittee, are all the consequence of the tea party votes in the house.
what i say to dems is this. We see the tea party vision for medicare. its to "de-entitle" it, make it a voucher & leave seniors to the profiteering of the monopolistic health insurers. What is the dem alternative. The status quo is financially unsustainable. Only the dems can make the hard choices to reduce benefits while maintaining the entitlement is available to all seniors.
2012 is going to be a referendum on whether the public is more afraid of the deficit, or losing entitlement benefits.