Re: Rick Santorum Announces Bid...

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:56 AM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
> Although, even in polls where it is made explicit that it will not impact those 55 and older?  senior citizens respond negatively.  They see it as a ploy to win their votes at the expense of their children/grandchildren.

You know what? Children and grandchildren are already screwed. They
will not get the lollipops that their grandparents and parents voted
for themselves. And their country may devolve into a third-world
existence besides.

I agree about it being a "ploy to win their votes". And I commend the
seniors that see it that way. But I think there are far too many
others that will not vote for anything that reduces their benefits.
That is why a "ploy" is probably necessary.

What I like about Ryan's plan (and there are parts I *don't* like) is
that it takes the problem seriously. No one else seems to be doing
that. The Dems *know* we can't sustain "Medicare as we know it" yet
here they are squawking about the bad Republicans that want to take
away everything from everyone. When are we going to get to the point
where the Dems say, yes, we need to reform Medicare, but here's what
we want to do to keep the middle class & poor from being the only ones
that sacrifice. How about that "adult discussion" that Obama *said* he
wanted?

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