01 Aug, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - Robert J. Samuelson (washingtonpost.com)

Making the Think Tanks Think

Just in case you haven't noticed, the major presidential candidates -- Republican and Democratic -- are dodging one of the thorniest problems they would face if elected: the huge budget costs of aging baby boomers. In last week's CNN-YouTube debate, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson cleverly deflected the issue. "The best solution," he said, "is a bipartisan effort to fix it." Brilliant. There's already a bipartisan consensus: Do nothing. No one plugs cutting retirement benefits or raising taxes, the obvious choices.

Robert J. Samuelson Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073101625.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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