Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor yesterday told the Wall Street Journal that he is ready and willing to “slash entitlements like Medicare," because, in his opinion, Americans have to “come to grips with the fact that promises have been made that frankly are not going to be kept for many":
What we need to be able to do is to demonstrate that that is the better way for the people of this country. Get the fiscal house in order, come to grips with the fact that promises have been made that, frankly, are not going to be kept for many. [...] The math doesn’t lie.
Watch the key excerpt of Cantor’s WSJ interview:
Congressional Republicans, led by Cantor, aren't just talking about this. They're taking action, pushing the Ryan budget that would end Medicare as we know it by voucherizing the program. It’s a change that would double seniors’ out-of-pocket health care costs, both for current and future recipients.
Those votes and these comments both show that the Republican willingness to actively renege on decades-old promises our country has made to future generations is becoming mainstream for their party.