Paul Ryan Is a Liar: Under His Plan, Millions of Seniors Will Be Affected, Almost Imm

[There Is No Spoon]

Paul Ryan Is a Liar: Under His Plan, Millions of Seniors Will Be Affected, Almost Immediately

Republicans are convinced that burnishing the public’s view of their unpopular proposal to overhaul Medicare depends on assuring today’s seniors that they won’t be affected.

“The retirees are going to be taken care of; there’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it,” House Speaker John Boehner vowed in an interview with CBS last month. The plan’s architect, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, has said time and again that the changes wouldn’t affect anybody getting close to retirement. “We propose to not change the benefits for people above the age of 55,” Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, insisted last week.

There’s only one problem with the strategy: It’s not true.

The policies in the House GOP budget, if enacted, would begin affecting millions of seniors almost immediately by increasing their costs for prescription drugs and probably long-term care. Further, Medicare costs could rise over time if healthier seniors choose to abandon the traditional benefit program.

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http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/art...mediately/

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Paul Ryan is what we ought to be talking about, not some guy's friggin' penis.

...or was it an underwear ad?

[Dimwitted Fool]

I'm hoping that the rest of that crew gets the message from everyone from AARP to their own grandmothers that this is a bad idea. They already got yelled at during the last recess, and there are a lot more voters out there than those damn teabaggers.

[jaxx]

Thanks for bringing this up TINS....it's been hiding in plain sight.