Boehner Doesn't Want To End The War, He Wants You To Work Until 70 To Pay For It
In an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Boehner dissed Obama (of course), railed against universal healthcare, blasted the oil spill response, and slammed financial reform.
He also had this unexpected gem. From the Tribune:
Ensuring there's enough money to pay for the war will require reforming the country's entitlement system, Boehner said. He said he'd favor increasing the Social Security retirement age to 70 for people who have at least 20 years until retirement, tying cost-of-living increases to the consumer price index rather than wage inflation and limiting payments to those who need them.
Yes, Boehner realizes that there is no end to this war. But rather than proposing to raise taxes on the super rich, he'd rather have the elderly work until death. Indeed, in Boehner's world, the poor will work through their golden years, be ripped off by banks, and pay through the nose for health insurance that doesn't cover shit, all to pay for Hamid Karzai's drug dealing, Taliban loving government. What a patriot!
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_688102.html
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_688102.html
Posted by Nathan Watkins
