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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
5. Sure you can
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 10:18 PM
Aug 2012

People do it all the time despite the facts.

Oh, and for all those older Americans who voted GOP last year because those nasty Democrats were going to cut Medicare, I have just one word: suckers!

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/privatizing-medicare/


Wasserman Schultz: ‘Obamacare’ Added 8 Years To Life Of Medicare
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021118796

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k&r hedgehog Aug 2012 #1
Dean let's make the clarification the cuts are for wastes and abuse of the system. n/t vaberella Aug 2012 #2
The cuts were largely removal of extra payments to "Medicare Choice" providers. SharonAnn Aug 2012 #11
And they were padding the Cost of Care with adventising, which the ACA says No to doing it. freshwest Aug 2012 #13
Link? DJ13 Aug 2012 #3
Here: ProSense Aug 2012 #7
Thank you! DJ13 Aug 2012 #8
Thank you ProSense cal04 Aug 2012 #10
I'm so sorry DJ13 cal04 Aug 2012 #9
Thats okay DJ13 Aug 2012 #12
K&R patrice Aug 2012 #4
Sure you can ProSense Aug 2012 #5
I miss his voice. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #6
Dean is so great. ananda Aug 2012 #14
But they will compromise on cuts unless watched and regularly-- eridani Aug 2012 #15
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