The new Democratic Party... party of the Young, no longer party of the Old

[LastVoter]

Anyone who believes that the debt is an immediate problem is an idiot. This includes the neoliberal appeaser-in-chief. He could have challenged the New Democratic trend; instead, he embraced it.

The sustainability of Medicare is an immediate problem... we have about 10 years to fix it.

That article is vile on many levels.

Why?

This actually makes a whole lot of sense. 

Democrats have almost no electoral incentive to defend social security.  Seniors don't vote democratic even when Democrats have been defending programs like medicare and social security from the Republicans.   

Yeah,   f-Inks old people.

Old people will really be screwed if Medicare goes bankrupt.

So let's make the changes to entitlements now, so it exists for future generations.

Sure, some old people (and many of the far-left) will be unhappy about it, but the old are no longer the Democrats' base.

It's not about screwing old people, it's about making realistic choices that are now politically possible for the Democrats.

Do you disagree that we should be investing much more than current levels in young people, and the future? We don't have unlimited resources, we must prioritize. Right now, young people are getting the shaft. Now the Democrats are the party of the young. How does this not make both pragmatic and political sense?

All 10 of them?