Michael Hiltzik: The stupid and dishonest idea of raising the Social Security retirement age is back
The people who are in the forefront of pushing Social Security "reform" by cutting benefits have gotten pretty good at hiding their intentions behind plausible-sounding jargon and economists' gibberish.
The latest "reform" package offered by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, for example, calls on lawmakers to "promote stronger economic growth and productive aging" by removing "work and savings disincentives in the current program."
"Productive aging" — that's a good one. Sounds reasonable while being utterly vacuous. Monique Morrissey of the Economic Policy Institute provides a concise translation: "Raise the retirement age."
It may not be surprising that the CRFB, a Washington think tank that was heavily funded by the late hedge
