www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/10/1246063/-Republicans-While-we-re-at-it-lets-just-throw-Social-Security-into-the-ransom-note
"Republicans seem intent on alienating the last group of voters that is hanging with them: old white people. First consider Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) adding Medicare to their shutdown and debt ceiling ransom note. Then add to that the demand of 50 House Republicans in a letter written by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) that House Speaker John Boehner include slashing Social Security in the hostage taking."