Republicans step into the entitlement trap

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It’s hard to think of a greater political gift to the Democratic Party than the one the Republican Study Committee delivered in their new budget proposal, which calls for reforming entitlement benefits and raising the retirement age.

The proposal from the group of House Republicans was part of a broader budget proposal that aimed to cut spending for the federal government and protect Social Security from bankruptcy that looms in the not-so-distant future.

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