Washington–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. AARP remains deeply concerned that the recommendations from the Co-Chairs of the President’s Fiscal Commission would take our nation in the wrong direction, eroding the health and financial security of middle class Americans. The unbalanced deficit reduction proposals from the Fiscal Commission dim further the prospects for a secure retirement for millions of Americans by deeply reducing Social Security benefits, shifting too many costs onto Medicare beneficiaries, and eliminating opportunities to plan for long-term care. Older Americans care about the deficit and putting our nation’s fiscal house in order. However, any changes in the name of deficit reduction must be the right ones, and the nation must properly budget for the health and economic security of its people.
