https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/25/obama-unbound/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 06:11:20 -0400<![CDATA[The first part of that agenda — clinging zealously to the increasingly obsolete structures of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — is the very definition of reactionary liberalism. Social Security was created when life expectancy was 62. Medicare was created when modern medical technology was in its infancy. Today’s radically different demographics and technology have rendered these programs, as structured, unsustainable. Everyone knows that, unless reformed, they will swallow up the rest of the budget.]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:32 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/25/obama-unbound-n99565