Leslie and callers discuss NJ Governor Chris Christie's new proposal to raise the retirement age for Medicare to 67 and Social Security to 69, as well as benefits to be cut for some Americans. He argues this would help younger Americans receive Social Security later in life.
This, despite polling by the Progressive Change Institute showing that 70% of Americans say they'd like to "Increase Social Security benefits and pay for that increase by having the wealthy pay the same rate into Social Security as everyone else."