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Obama says U.S. won’t balance budget in next 10 years
President Barack Obama warned America will not balance its budget within a decade because Republican plans to do so would entail slashing social programs many citizens rely on for support. Even as he set out to woo lawmakers Tuesday on Capitol Hill, including Republican foes, Obama called for an approach…
Pelosi on raising Medicare age: ‘It’s a scalp’ for Republicans, ‘not a solution’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says raising the eligibility age for Medicare benefits is just a political “trophy” for Republicans because the idea would not strengthen the program. “We don’t want to hurt beneficiaries,” Pelosi told CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday. “We certainly want to strengthen Medicare, Social Security,…
New York lawmaker: 2013 ‘a superb year’ to pass single-payer health care
New York Assemblyman Richard Gottfried on Thursday introduced legislation to implement a single-payer health care system in the state, a proposal commonly referred to as “Medicare for all.” The measure did not come as a surprise to many local political observers. Gottfried has been proposing a universal taxpayer-funded healthcare system…
Paul Ryan: Obama won because of ‘urban’ turnout
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says that his party lost the White House in 2012 because so many “urban” voters went to the polls, not because Americans rejected his Medicare and other budget policies. “We were surprised with the outcome,” the Wisconsin Republican told WISC-TV’s Jessica Arp. “We…
Romney: Seniors ‘most likely’ won’t get to see doctor if Obama wins
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney took his claim that President Barack Obama had stolen $716 billion from Medicare to the next level on Thursday and asserted that seniors “most likely” would not be able to see specialists if the president is re-elected. Throughout the last few months of the 2012…
Obama: Win would be ‘mandate’ for ‘balanced’ debt reduction
GOP hopeful Mitt Romney is getting a lot of credit for “Obamacare” from President Barack Obama, who says he “stole” ideas for the Affordable Care Act from the former Massachusetts governor — and that could be part of the solution for bringing the nation’s debt under control. In an interview…
Nonpartisan report: Ryan Medicare plan hurts Florida seniors the most
The nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation said Monday that a year-long study has found that Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan to turn Medicare into a privatized “premium support” coupon program will result in higher costs for six out of every 10 beneficiaries just to maintain their current levels of service. Kaiser’s…
Top Obama advisor: Romney campaign built on ‘tripod of lies’
White House senior advisor David Plouffe struck at the Romney campaign’s honesty during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, saying that the campaign was based on an unprecedented foundation of falsehoods. “Right now their campaign is built on a tripod of lies,” he said. “A welfare attack that is…
Using the Fear of Rationing to Introduce Actual Rationing
I think it should be obvious why getting rid of Medicare and replacing it with coupons for old people to use to buy insurance is a bad idea, but in case it’s not, Paul Krugman has an explanation for you: Bear in mind that health expenses will still have to…
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