I approve
this messaging from the WSJ reporter on federal budgeting matters:
And while the short-term deficit is shrinking, both parties know it is
projected to widen dramatically in coming decades as the U.S. population
ages unless changes are made to curb the growth of programs like
Medicare.
Conspicuous in its absence from this long-term budget snapshot: Social Security. Again, later in the article:
Many Democrats have called for a broad budget deal that would reduce the
deficit over many years by raising taxes and curbing the growth of
Medicare and other entitlement spending.
