Takeaway also ruled on entitlements: in 1983 a bipartisan deal led to cuts in future Social Security (pensions), a gradual increase in the retirement age and a higher payroll tax.
They also want both the 10-year rule for entitlement to any state pension and the six-year time limit on making backdated contributions, to be scrapped.
Its new budget limits — caps on annual discretionary spending and pay-as-you-go rules requiring offsetting savings for new tax cuts or spending on entitlement programs like Medicare — contributed, along with a surging economy, to balancing the budget by the late 1990s.
Despite a $12.8 trillion national debt, America does not want to cut back on entitlement programs, defense spending, or even space travel, Maher observed during his "new rule" monologue on "Real Time".
They support curbs on entitlement spending.
They accused the president of "punting on entitlement reform".
Republicans are wrongly concentrating on entitlement reform.
He negotiated a grand bargain on entitlement cuts with John Boehner.
"Obama: I didn't punt on entitlement reform".
