Gets attacked by Democrat for it. What did Christie suugest:
raising the retirement age to 69 and eliminating benefits for those making more than $2000,000 per year.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., the only New Jersey
representative on the House Ways and Means Committee, on Tuesday
criticized Christie's proposals to raise the retirement age to 69
and eliminating benefits for those earning more than $200,000. The
current retirement age is 67 for those born in 1960 and later.
"One of the most unpopular governors in the country is unveiling what
will soon become one of the most unpopular entitlement reform plans,"
said Pascrell (D-9th Dist.). "Governor Christie has decided that the
only way to rein in entitlement spending is on the backs of seniors.
This couldn't be more wrong."
The Democrats spend so much time talking to their billionaire campaign contributors that they don't realize that a person making $2000,000/year doesn't have a very strong argument for government assistance. Whatever happened to the Democratic talking point of: "From each according to his abilities; to each according to his needs"?
