WASHINGTON -- The great question haunting Washington's budget debate is whether our elected politicians will take back government from the AARP, the 40 million-member organization that represents retirees and near-retirees. For all the partisan bluster surrounding last week's release of President Obama's proposed 2012 budget, it reflects a long-standing bipartisan consensus not to threaten seniors. Programs for the elderly, mainly Social Security and Medicare, are left untouched. With an aging population, putting so much spending off-limits inevitably means raising taxes,...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/02/21/who_rules_america_the_aarp_108960.html
Jack Reed Jay Rockefeller Jeanne Shaheen Jeff Bingaman Jeff Merkley
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