NYT: It's Already Been Decided, Social Security Will Be Cut

March 17, 2011

Dean Baker

The NYT told readers this morning:

“Once this year’s budget battle is settled, Congress will move on to potentially bigger fights over whether to raise the national debt limit and how to rein in the costs of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.”

Wow, huge majorities oppose cuts to Social Security (Medicare also), but the only debate in Congress is over “how” to cut the program. So much for democracy in America.