takers versus makers. if you keep the context going, my point in making that statistic is it s not as these statistics lead you to believe. we don t want a dependency culture. we want a safety net to get people on their feet. americans want the american dream. the point i make citing that statistic is it s not as it seems. people want the american dream. they want lives of opportunity. they want to reach their potential. and so our concern in this country is with the idea that more and more able-bodied people are becoming dependent upon the government than upon themselves for their livelihoods. we want to make sure we don t continue that trend. and when you take a look at those statistics, it s not as bad as those statistics say. people want lives of upper mobility. people want to chart their own course. they want to reach their potential. and our policies should be geared toward doing that. so no one is suggesting that medicare and social security makes you a taker. these are people
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23% across the board. that is not good. we need to have the congress step up and make changes so that that is not the outcome. though some democrats such as senate majority leader harry reid argued there is no you are sengy to tix fix the program, that is not what the trustees say. earlier we apt to strengthen the program, the better off we ll be. time is important that the longer we wait the more options narrow. view shared by the administration officials as well as trustees of social security and medicare. the sooner policy makers address this problem, the less disruptive and the unavoidable adjustments will be. larger, more difficult adjustments will be necessary if we delay reform. by making reforms soon, that are phased in over time, we will help reduce uncertainty. about future benefits. some of the problems due to a slower economy but long item, 10,000 baby boomers retire every day for the next 19 years. shifting from paying in to the system to collecting benefits
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years. bret: even in the heavily republican district. even when they don t necessarily reflect the sort of next cycle regular election. democrats have become very good at winning the special elections. it s not at all surprising that they focused on this one and turned it in to a competitive race. bret: charles? if it s lost it s because of davis, democrat masquerading as a tea party guy. he has a quarter of the vote in the last poll. you take it away, where it would be in the republican camp and the republicans would win easily. there is one other handicap that the republican has. she has trouble defending the ryan proposal on medicare. it s not easy to do but it can be done. it s defensible. it s an excellent idea. but you have to be fluent in this. you ve got to be fast on your feet. you have to know your stuff. if you fumble on that, you will lose the election. bret: we will follow it every step of the way. that is it for the panel.