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In a rational world, people 45-55 would be storming the Bastille over the prospect of RW medicare plans while the elderly would be less concerned.
Later middle-aged people have lived their lives with the assumption medicare would be there for them, and are too far along to re-make all life decisions in the context of medicare not being in their future.
But later middle-aged people have the highest incomes. (Not wealth, incomes.) So they are the most excited about the idea of tax-cuts.
They are like 20-somethings who don't think they need health insurance. They are not eligible for medicare today, but they do pay taxes today.
It's weird, but understandable.
Anyway, any person who is 50-55 years old today should be terrified. That age group should go for Obama 90%. But Romney will probably win that age group narrowly.
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