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Fri Aug 24, 2012, 10:12 AM

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REPORT: Seniors Will Pay $60,000 More For Medicare Under Romney/Ryan Plan [View all] kpete Aug 2012 OP

No they won't AllyCat Aug 2012 #1

That is the goal of the GOP, kill off people, I'm serious. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #3

perfect toon for your comment: kpete Aug 2012 #4

That, is perfect!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #5

Good one. AllyCat Aug 2012 #8

Pretty apt depiction jsr Aug 2012 #12

Right on the money with this cartoon. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #18

How about all those people who paid into Social Security zbdent Aug 2012 #30

Ask Paul Ryan - he went to college on his father's Socical Security csziggy Aug 2012 #31

Insurance works differently based on the policy you pay into. Some accrue cash value that may be 24601 Aug 2012 #38

That is not the way Social Security insurance is set up csziggy Aug 2012 #40

Never claimed it was. You made different statements. One was about insurance - which was not 24601 Aug 2012 #41

Sharing this on FB now livetohike Aug 2012 #2

That's me. I won't have the $60,000. Neither will most other people. yardwork Aug 2012 #6

I sure hope Americans are paying attention to all of this and not asleep at the wheel as usual. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #7

Americans by me are too angry at "lazy American tit babies" and Spanish speaking brown people to Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #22

Sadly, that is so very very true. Americans get all rilled up about the wrong things IMO RKP5637 Aug 2012 #26

Same here. SheilaT Aug 2012 #15

AARP is hitting him hard over this and should help finish R money. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #9

Is this $60,000 additional cost over the life span of retiree? if so this could be low estimate. julian09 Aug 2012 #10

Why can't I stop thinking of the movie Soylent Green when I think of the Rmoney/ryan medicare plan kimbutgar Aug 2012 #11

the death panel They_Live Aug 2012 #13

That would be me.... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #14

they're "pro-life...if you can afford it" SemperEadem Aug 2012 #16

They'll just cash out their $100 million IRA neverforget Aug 2012 #17

If this happens there will be many seniors who Smilo Aug 2012 #19

Where will we get the money to do that? JDPriestly Aug 2012 #20

What is he? Neoma Aug 2012 #21

Correction rks306 Aug 2012 #23

K & R AzDar Aug 2012 #24

George Lakeoff.. GTurck Aug 2012 #25

That's an excellent description of it ... n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #27

Currently premiums for part B cover only 25% of the premium and there is no payroll tax for part B. dkf Aug 2012 #28

There's two ways to make the numbers work. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #35

There isn't any cap on Medicare. dkf Aug 2012 #36

SS is a defined benefit plan. Eliminate the cap if you are going to adjust donor payments 24601 Aug 2012 #39

Theme: Republicans must PAY to elect Republicans. sofa king Aug 2012 #29

Hey everyone.. This is the type of thing that should be tweeted by all. LiberalFighter Aug 2012 #32

K&R n/t bobthedrummer Aug 2012 #33

This is the Pug's Plan B Bozvotros Aug 2012 #34

Another report not shown on Fox News Herlong Aug 2012 #37

Try sharing that with one of those old sawed off dumb clucks. lonestarnot Aug 2012 #42