Dems Wanted To Raise Retirement Age Too
Dems have gleefully spent the day slamming House Min. Leader John Boehner for supporting an increase in the retirement age. But it turns out raising the retirement age has bipartisan support.
Boehner's office passes along a series of clips that show senior Dems supported lifting the retirement age too.
Those senior Dems include VP Joe Biden, who told the AP in '07 he was open to discussions about raising the cap.
House Maj. Whip James Clyburn's official website says raising the age can keep Social Security solvent. "With minor changes to the program such as raising the salary cap and raising the retirement age by one month every year, the program could become solvent for the next 75 years," Clyburn's website says.
Just last week, House Maj. Leader Steny Hoyer told an audience at an event for Third Way, the centrist think tank, "we could and should consider a higher retirement age."
Boehner's comments, made in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, have given Dems an easy target for today. But once upon a time, Dems thought raising the retirement age wasn't such a bad idea.
"How can we have an adult conversation about America's future if they keep attacking their own proposals?" Boehner spokesman Michael Steel asked.
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