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Democrats say GOP wants to kill Medicare [I want to kill Medicare]
The Boston Globe ^
| 2009-09-04
| Foon Rhee
Posted on 09/05/2009 10:43:52 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Republicans have their senior's bill of rights, trying to win the elderly to their side in the health care debate.
Democrats retaliated this evening with a new TV ad that accuses the GOP of wanting to kill Medicare, the main government health program for seniors.
The Democratic National Committee cited a vote earlier this year in the House in which 137 Republicans voted for a budget proposal offered by the Republican leadership that the DNC says would have ended Medicare for Americans under age 55. Instead, the proposal called for younger workers to enroll in private plans and receive subsidies equal to the average Medicare benefit.
"Republicans want to end Medicare," the announcer says in the spot. "You heard right, Republicans actually voted to abolish Medicare for future generations -- one of the most important programs for seniors."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; gop; healthcare; medicare
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Stop trying to ram Medicare down the throats of younger Americans.
To: Impy; darkangel82; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued; qam1; sickoflibs; bamahead; djsherin
Holy toledo. The Republicans finally got one right!
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:44:27 AM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(May God save the American Republic.)
To: rabscuttle385
Conservatives may want to kill Medicare...Democraps want to kill Medicare RECIPIENTS...
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:47:50 AM PDT
by
jessduntno
("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
To: jessduntno
Conservatives may want to kill Medicare...Democraps want to kill Medicare RECIPIENTS... And there it is.
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:48:25 AM PDT
by
Sister_T
To: rabscuttle385
SSA- Social Security(including medicare) is PURE socialism.. not like pure socialism but it is absolutely PURE SOCIALISM..
Most republicans are indeed socialists..
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:51:23 AM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: rabscuttle385
I sure HOPE THEY WANT TO KILL MEDICARE! Medicare was NOT supposed to be MANDATORY....now it is! I do NOT WANT TO HAVE TO BE on Medicare when I reach 65.....I want my OWN INSURANCE.
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:52:29 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(George Orwell would be proud. Truth are lies, Slavery is Freedom, Oppression is Feminism.)
To: rabscuttle385
They have to blatantly lie to win support. Pathetic.
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:54:25 AM PDT
by
freespirited
(The only thing growing faster than the deficit is Chris Matthews' man crush on Obama -- Tim Pawlenty)
To: rabscuttle385
What Republicans? I’d like to shake that invisible hand....
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posted on
09/05/2009 10:55:38 AM PDT
by
eleni121
(The New Byzantium - resurrect it!)
Comment #9 Removed by Moderator
To: rabscuttle385
They tried this scare back in 95 when they took Mr. Newt's comments totally out of context, remember John Lewis on the Floor? "They're coming for the old! They're coming for the poor! They're coming for the chil'ren!!"
Tell a lie, repeat it often, etc., etc., etc.
To: MozarkDawg
I was thinking the same thing: “Die on the vine...”
To: rabscuttle385
No you fools the people of this country is trying to kill medicare not the RINOS in Washington..Get the picture scum bags we are not stupid you are..
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:03:27 AM PDT
by
PLD
To: rabscuttle385
End new enrolments t Medicare for anyone now under 50 or 52. End any mandatory features of Medicare. Do something analogous for Medicade. If the subject were to come up in COngress with only the choices of killing it altogether immediately or leving it alone I would have to vote for killing the beast immediately. I say this as one very close to the Medicare age who has not much resources for medical care. I feel that my "declining" years would be better if government medicine simply ceased for all but service connected vets, and if our "insurance" system were to have a couple of changes in it, primarily to remove the tax advantage of employer provided insurance altogether. If we could do these things and go to loser pays for tort reform, medical costs in this country could easily decline by two thirds.
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:35:22 AM PDT
by
arthurus
("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
To: rabscuttle385
This is their ploy to get seniors on their side. Tell them the GOP want to take away the medicare. Social Security will be next.
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:37:52 AM PDT
by
Kenny
To: rabscuttle385
and obama wants to kill Americans....
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:38:38 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
(When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
To: goodnesswins
“Medicare was NOT supposed to be MANDATORY....now it is!”
It’s always been mandatory!
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:42:26 AM PDT
by
dalereed
To: dalereed
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:45:18 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(George Orwell would be proud. Truth are lies, Slavery is Freedom, Oppression is Feminism.)
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To: dalereed
http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/2000%20Files/Aug%2000/FTR-08-04-00MedCarHistry.htm
There was an article here on FR a couple a weeks ago (or more) about it.....you can apologize now. Your language is despicable.
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posted on
09/05/2009 11:56:49 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(George Orwell would be proud. Truth are lies, Slavery is Freedom, Oppression is Feminism.)
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