Leaving aside for now the fiscally laughable budget proposed by Obama yesterday, I have a question...
Everyone recognizes that unless entitlement spending is reformed, any other attempts to reduce the federal debt won't save the country from disaster. Is the public ready for significant entitlement reform?
I see where New York governor Andrew Cuomo is enjoying a 77% approval rating, despite proposing serious cuts in state spending that according to reports could lead to the layoff of 10,000 state employees. In a deeply blue state, that's pretty amazing.
Chris Christie in New Jersey, another strongly blue state, has an approval rating of 51% despite his aggressively conservative fiscal policies.
Is the public's attitude toward hitherto untouchable public programs beginning to shift? If so, will it be too late?
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