ALERT: DFA Warning New TPP Provision Would Cut Medicare $700 Million to Help Pay for Trade Aid

[JDPriestly]

79. Medicare rates have already risen. My co-pays went way up for my medications.

Plus like most older people, many in fact most of my medications are off-the-counter and not covered by Medicare to begin with. That's over $125 on average for month from my Social Security. And remember, Social Security pays on average (or mean --close to the same with Social Security with payments capped at something like $2,200 per month for the top recipients) about $1300-1400 per month. So $125 for over the counter medications is a big share. And I am not unusual.

No cuts to Medicare.

No TPP. It is as I have said so many times, a corporate coup. That's all it is. It will bring utterly no value for the American people.

It will only benefit the very, very rich.

No compromise on this one. The TPP is a grave danger to Americans. It will be a sad day for my children and grandchildren if the TPP is approved and passed.

I regret having worked to get Obama elected, and I regret having voted for him. This TPP is the biggest double-cross of my lifetime.

We will not increase exports with the TPP. We will simply increase imports and we are already saturated with them. The "new" customers that will be joined in trade with the TPP are not going to buy products made in America. They will not be paid enough to afford them. The TPP is not good for America.

Hoyt, you know that. You know that very well.