Orrin Hatch

Sen.


Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), rarely a bastion of moderation, has determined to go full tea-bagger to fend of a serious primary challenge to his reelection this year. those older middle class citizens who have it just too damned easy in life.
Last year, Sen.
that poor people don't pay enough taxes, calling the fact that rich people pay more "perverse.
The public pension crisis plaguing our nation demands a real solution," Hatch, 77, who represents Utah, said in a statement. Over the coming weeks, I will be putting forward ideas to reform public pension programs in a meaningful way that doesn't leave taxpayers on the hook.

It's interesting what Hatch considers a "crisis plaguing our nation. It's not a growing gap between the ultra-rich and everyone else that leaves the vast majority of Americans struggling to overcome stagnant wages while a privileged few enjoy unimaginable wealth.