WRKO 680 AM and syndicated talk-radio host Howie Carr is not a fan of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's plan to rein in entitlements spending.
Business Insider reports Carr repeatedly tore into the likely 2016 presidential candidate in an interview on his Thursday radio show. At times, Carr and Christie attempted to shout over each other as they debated whether Social Security benefits should be cut.
Last month, Christie proposed a number of specific reforms to entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. Among other things, he called for raising the retirement age, cutting back benefits for seniors who earn more than $80,000, and ending benefits for those who make more than $200,000.
But Carr, who is nearing retirement age, said the proposal amounted to "raising taxes on the American people."
"I'm older than you are. I'm 63. I started paying into this program when Lyndon Johnson was president, right? Nobody said anything about means-testing," he said. "I'm going to get a union pension. A union pension, governor. And you say I'm going to be making too much in retirement? I have to give up my Social Security?"
Christie didn't back down, however, and challenged Carr to propose his own plan to prevent the US entitlements system from going bankrupt.
"What's your solution, Howie? What's your solution? It's going to go broke; what's your solution?" Christie said. "I'm dealing responsibly with the problem. You're complaining and putting forward no solution.
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