"Chris Christie’s latest comeback might have started Tuesday in New Hampshire — at least, that’s what the New Jersey governor and his team hope.
And they didn’t play it safe, either. At the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Christie unveiled an ambitious plan to reform Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security to make the programs solvent in the long term and less costly to taxpayers and the federal government.
“Washington refuses to acknowledge that we have a crisis on our hands,” the two-term governor said.
“We need to force them to acknowledge the crisis and fix it.”
Christie’s plan would transform Social Security into an insurance policy — scaling back payments to seniors earning more than $80,000 annually, and eliminating them entirely for individuals with salaries exceeding $200,000. Christie also proposed expanding means testing for Medicare and raising the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security, among other changes.
Christie and his advisers, who drafted the proposal after consulting with members of Congress, scholars at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, and other Republican policy experts, appear to understand the appeal such a no-nonsense message could carry in the early primary state, where the electorate is known for its independent thinking.
“You have all of these politicians who say we need to solve the debt, but won’t talk about entitlements,” said Steve Duprey, New Hampshire Republican national committeeman. “I can’t think of a better state to talk about entitlement." RCP
And they didn’t play it safe, either. At the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Christie unveiled an ambitious plan to reform Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security to make the programs solvent in the long term and less costly to taxpayers and the federal government.
“Washington refuses to acknowledge that we have a crisis on our hands,” the two-term governor said.
Christie’s plan would transform Social Security into an insurance policy — scaling back payments to seniors earning more than $80,000 annually, and eliminating them entirely for individuals with salaries exceeding $200,000. Christie also proposed expanding means testing for Medicare and raising the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security, among other changes.
Christie and his advisers, who drafted the proposal after consulting with members of Congress, scholars at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, and other Republican policy experts, appear to understand the appeal such a no-nonsense message could carry in the early primary state, where the electorate is known for its independent thinking.
“You have all of these politicians who say we need to solve the debt, but won’t talk about entitlements,” said Steve Duprey, New Hampshire Republican national committeeman. “I can’t think of a better state to talk about entitlement." RCP
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