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Posted on 08/01/2011 7:17:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Medicare is the fastest-growing program...far more than other Gov't agencies.
It's also the Dems' most treasured program. So when we try to touch it they bring up what they perceive to be the right's most treasured program...defense.
I think one thing is being overlooked when it comes to the medicare “trigger.” The “cuts” that might happen to medicare won’t affect people ON medicare, they would only happen to hospitals and doctors.
The only cuts the dems agreed to, as far as medicare is concerned, is that the PAYMENTS to doctors would be held back, or reduced.
The dems could care less about that, and the people wouldn’t care either, at least until doctors refused to accept medicare patients anymore.
So the dems have little to lose, while the GOP has everything to lose.
Boehner is a fool....
Boehner got what he said he wanted for months...cuts 1:1 to debt limit and no taxes.
He is no fool.
So if we have a super committee (Gang of 12) where does this leave my US rep? Or yours? This is not the way Congress is supposed to work. We are going to end up with 12 people dictating legislation. It will derail or ignore competing plans from Congressmen/women who are not in the Gang of 12. Plans that might be better.
RE: Cut ObamaCare - YES!
NO, ELIMINATE IT TOTALLY.
no taxes? Just wait for the commission, every democrat on it will demand higher taxes.
Boehner IS a fool...
Sure, just as Obama did this time around. But he failed to get it which is why the left is so angry at him. And Obama didn't win the tax debate either when he signed the Bush tax cut extension. So why are you so negative and so sure they'll win that debate next time around?
Meanwhile our side will be demanding more cuts. One side has to convince at least one member on the other side in order for anything to come to the floor. Obama doesn't want the debate which is why he didn't want this new committee. He knows he'll lose.
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