Hell, yes, Chris Christie says. He'll raise the retirement age, cut benefits to Medicare and Social Security. "I'm the only guy on the stage who has put out a detailed 12-point plan on entitlement reform." Then he goes into why his 12-point plan is utter bullshit. "Yes we'd raise the retirement age by two years . . . when we're all living longer and living better lives." No, Christie—middle class and upper middle class people who don't have to do physical labor are living longer lives. It's not "all" of us.
Third Way and the Very Serious People might love that answer, but no one who works hard for a living will.