Romney's Health Care Plan Would Make Seniors Pay, Study Finds

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3. Young people: Do you know what your parents' annual income is?

You need to know this before you vote. A lot of seniors have a lot less money than you think.

For many young people, Romney's plan would mean they had to help their parents pay for health insurance.

This is bad news.

You may not realize how little money your parents are spending. A lot of elderly people don't buy household items, clothes, new shoes, don't eat in restaurants (other than maybe an occasional cup of coffee) and drive cars that are very, very old. They live in subsidized housing or in homes they have owned for years. They barely pay the property tax and make no improvements.

Before you vote, check on your parents. Some have pensions. Many were supposed to have pensions but the pensions don't pay or were eaten by some company like Bain Capital.

Watch out. You may end up paying the bills that Romney wants to hand your parents. That's the way the world has worked since Adam and Eve. Watch out. This is your problem not just that of seniors.