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Bush Vows Veto of Any Cutback in Drug Benefit
NY Times ^ | February 12, 2005 | ROBERT PEAR

Posted on 02/12/2005 2:13:24 PM PST by neverdem

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To: jslade
Would someone please show me in the Constitution where the taxpayer MUST pay for prescription drugs for the elderly?

This stuff outrages my 80-year-old conservative mother (as much as it does you and me). She insists she neither expects nor wants anyone else to pay for her medical or pharmaceutical needs. Of course, she's one who never built her life around having the nanny state provide her every need. Rather, she and my father saved and invested and planned for their senior years - all by themselves. What a concept.

41 posted on 02/12/2005 3:32:25 PM PST by mountaineer
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To: Hank Rearden
Speaking of pictures, the picture-lickers are at it again, with their daily-worship dose of propaganda photos right here on FR.

Lighten up. Does the word "hyperbole" mean anything to you?

42 posted on 02/12/2005 3:34:18 PM PST by mountaineer
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To: bahblahbah

Expired ; - )


43 posted on 02/12/2005 3:38:12 PM PST by dcnd9
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To: Hank Rearden

Take it easy. This isn't DU.


44 posted on 02/12/2005 4:14:07 PM PST by Terpfen (New Democrat Party motto: les enfant terribles)
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To: Bommer

This and all the $$$ for Tsunami relief on top of a war. I don't like this and I do like Bush. Whom should we write about this?


45 posted on 02/12/2005 4:28:09 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: Terpfen

That was my thought,where are mod's when you need them?


46 posted on 02/12/2005 4:43:07 PM PST by stopem (Support the troops yellow ribbon purse-key-holders.)
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To: stopem

You can always ping one.


47 posted on 02/12/2005 4:47:22 PM PST by Terpfen (New Democrat Party motto: les enfant terribles)
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To: Always Right

Quite frankly I don't beleive there are that many wealthy seniors BUT then again there aren't that many poor seniors who will supposedly benefit from this program.

Most seniors will agree that its a massive waste of money.They really did not want this program.

The other thing is that medicare isn't just for seniors there are disabled on medicare so we need to quit blaming everything on seniors.


48 posted on 02/12/2005 4:50:08 PM PST by stopem (Support the troops yellow ribbon purse-key-holders.)
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To: neverdem

I love GWB but this whole prescription drug thing tests my patience.

I realize that seniors are often in dire straights over their medications, but for chrissakes, what's going to happen when I'M 65? Plus, this is the wealthiest demographic in the country.

I realize they are the "greatest" generation and I admire them for that, but they are also the generation that helped get us in this welfare state in the first place.


49 posted on 02/12/2005 5:09:55 PM PST by AggieCPA (Howdy, Ags!)
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To: AggieCPA
"I love GWB but this whole prescription drug thing tests my patience."

Nothing to apologize for....

Most of us love or like Dubya Bush the man and the job he's done regarding handling the UN, and wars in Afghanistan and Iraqi...

However the guy is absolutely killin' us domestically with his socialist-like spending, and his Mexican border-less security and his encouraging migrant illegalism.

50 posted on 02/12/2005 6:13:21 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: neverdem; Raycpa

I think Bush has threatened vetos before. It's just that he's never actually vetoed a bill.


51 posted on 02/12/2005 6:15:00 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Deport 'em all; let Fox sort 'em out!)
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To: neverdem
The Republican governor here in CT just proposed increasing the state tax on my favorite taxable vice (cigars) from 20% to 90%.

With friends like this who needs enemies?
52 posted on 02/13/2005 4:50:24 AM PST by cgbg (Conventional wisdom is stupid.)
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