On  FOX TV .yesterday  ...Boehner said  they were going to fix the deficit  by  tackling "entitlements" .    ( not entitlements to big oil, corporations or the rich) 

No one was there at the interview  to tell Boehner that Soc Security did not create the deficit and it is one of the most sucessful programs the USA has ever had for  70+ years.       No one was there at the interview to tell Boehner that medical costs have gone up for everyone....not just people on medicare.  Mainly, because  our medical care has advanced to such a degree the equipment is expensive....salaries have to go up so  the cost of medical has to go up.   It's never going down as long as the capitalist insurance companies need to meet  a 30% profit  margin. 

No one told Boehner  everything on earth requires more income to keep up with expenses.    That also means  our FEDERAL Govt's income needs to be greater . too .....so raise the taxes back to where they were during the CLinton years.    The souless republicans also need a boost in brains in DC to recognize that you can't have underpaid people for decades and then not have social benefits.    Not unless  want to be a third-world country instead of a super-power.