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Survey results out Thursday show that more than 80% of U.S. voters oppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare, a finding released a day after House Republicans and some right-wing Democrats made their case for a bipartisan 'fiscal commission' that critics warn would fast-track cuts to the popular and critical programs.
'They will insist that they hated the cuts, but had to do something about the federal debt, so their hands were tied. Some voting for it will have lost re-election or will be retiring, with nothing to lose. All of them will be as far away from the next election as possible.' 'Commissions of this kind always focus on cutting benefits and never on the adequacy of benefits.' Two of the leading supporters of a fiscal commission—Sens.
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