Senator Patrick Toomey Tells Washington Post He Doesn't Know What a Financial Crisis Is

Senator Toomey is apparently too young to remember the financial crisis that resulted from the collapse of the housing bubble. He told the Washington Post that he thinks Medicare cost increases will lead to a financial crisis:

"'It’s a guaranteed financial crisis if we don’t do something about our entitlement programs,' said Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.), who has pushed for indexing Medicaid to a lower inflation rate. 'It’s not a question of whether that happens, it’s just a question of whe...

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Published on July 13, 2017 06:39
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