I’m fascinated by this, a bit surprised and just want to see exactly where this goes. In the rules to organize the new Congress, Republicans put a rule in effect the intent of which is to force a manufactured crisis in Social Security financing and set the stage for the cuts they’ve been hankering for for years. Again, on day one. Let’s definitely keep an eye on this.
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