It is understandable that older Americans who have few savings want to protect their Social Security and Medicare benefits. However, even elderly Tea Party Republicans, who are typically against big government, defend these programs because they view them as a form of property right, paid for when they worked.
收入带来的分歧是明确的，但年龄则否。不难理解，没有多少积蓄的老年人希望保护他们的社会保险和医疗保险福利。但是，即使是通常反对大政府的高龄茶党共和党人现在也在捍卫这些计划，因为他们将它们视为产权，是他们通过自己过去的劳动所应获得的报酬。