The political calculus of President Obama's 2014 budget plan | Anne Daguerre

Banking on GOP rejectionism to offset the risk of offering social security cuts, he hopes midterm voters will punish Republicans President Obama has adopted a "middle of the road" approach to social entitlement reform in his 2014 budget . Proposed changes in the cost of living adjustment – the so-called chained CPI – would slow benefit increases for future retirees , though they would only make ...