Closing in on seniorhood myself and living in a retirement community, I can unequivocally say that the assertion of this article is pure bullcrap. The many seniors I know and associate with are as read in and aware of what’s at stake as any talkiing head or policy wonk group. Ryan doesn’t scare older Americans but Obama sure as HELL does.
Didn’t the “Affordable Health Care Act” the democrats just rammed through just completely loot Medicare?
Some seniors worry over Obama being re-elected.
(If 'Obamacare' brought that pillow; you would have to have someone present to insure that it is placed 'underneath' your head. . .)
All to say, Stella; if you like Medicare the 'way it is'; then support the Party that is trying to lesson the change; for current 'seniors'.
If Obama stays 'in'; you will be counted 'out'.
Every single campaign stop and speech must begin with the sentence that “the reform does not apply to those over 55” until it sinks in with the general electorate. No discussion of medicare reform should be conducted by Republicans without that preface. It must be repeated over and over for the next 2 months to neutralize the distortions that will come from the other side.
So they tend to be very impressionable. Constantly falling for phone-scams ("I'm a friend of your grandson who is in jail and need your credit card number to bail him out - please don't tell his parents..."). So when the Democrats run ads about those evil Republicans that are going to push them off a cliff in their wheelchairs, they panic like cattle in a thunderstorm.
I agree the best way to get in front of this is to pre-empt the attack ads by getting our message out first.
The Democrats are already cutting over $700 billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare. The Obamacare plan puts a board in place that determines which seniors get care and how much. A total monetary decision. Some Democrats have said privately, "The more seniors that die due to lack of medical care will help solve the Social Security fund problem."
I wonder if these people were this self-centered their entire lives. It might explain why they're dependent on government in their old age: because they raised children who don't give a freep about them, perhaps with justification.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/04/25/are-tea-partiers-racist.html
What about us who don’t want Medicare under any circumstances? What about our freedom?
Obamacare has just stolen a TRILLION DOLLARS Seniors should be more concerned
by 0bama and the Demoncrats.
from Medicare to give to Illegal Aliens,
I’m 69 And will turn 70 in December. Speaking as an official oldster /Medicare/SS recipient who would have preferred to keep all the money that was extorted from him to support those two programs and invest it himself, I say Ryan is the best hope for all of us who are SS/MC beneficiaries to protect our benefits. Equally vital, some type of individual investment account/privatization must be adopted for both programs to make their beneficiaries secure in the future. Ryan definitely understands this and Romney has shown, by picking Ryan, that he probably understands this.
Quit listening to Dem lies and your worries will go away.
Nobody has proposed impacting current or near term Social Security or Medicare recipients.
I turn 59 next month, and enthusiastically endorse Ryan’s plan.
It beats the hell outta Obama’s death panels!
An insurance card is NOT “healthcare”!
The SS can is occasionally dusted off and duct taped up so that it can be kicked down the road a little further. Hope this time it's different but 12 elections make you mighty jaded.
That quote is from a 92 year old Democrap!
Boo freakin' Hoo...and many many more seniors are damn glad!!!!
The concerns among seniors nationwide should be under Obamacare they won’t get any care.
Remember he said some people may to far gone for care.
Wonder at what age will his death panel draw the line?.
The concerns among seniors nationwide should be under Obamacare they won’t get any care.
Remember he said some people may to far gone for care.
Wonder at what age will his death panel draw the line?.
Problem is...Obama has cut money from the program...so in 2 years it will not be "the way it is".