If Obama puts Social Security on the table

Hullabaloo

Keep one thing in mind as you mull all this over. Paul Ryan didn't put Social security on the table. And even the Catfood Commission didn't portray their SS recommendations as contributing to closing the deficit. And that's because SS has nothing to do with the deficit -- the trust fund is secure for more than 30 years. Sweetening the pot with Social Security in these alleged "deficit" talks is purely gratuitous.