Posted on 03/21/2013 10:35:55 AM PDT by listenhillary
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The measure is believed to have no chance of clearing the Democratic-controlled Senate.
The vote was 221-207.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
You can not win elections by promising to take things from people.
That is the flaw in Ryan’s budget. He started talking about cuts to entitlements, and that made all those on the dole, from welfare to social security, very scared.
We, as a party, have to start playing smart.
Issuing a voucher for Medicare insurance is not a "cut to entitlements", it's a means of providing the same benefit at a long-term lower cost. Private insurance firms are more efficient providers than is the government bureaucracy -- and far better at controlling/minimizing fraud.
Speaking of which, I'm "on the dole" according to your definition -- a recipient of both Social Security and Medicare -- and I have no issue whatsoever with the Ryan budget. Indeed, I'm cheering for it as a step in the right direction.
Glad to hear it! However, yor are the minority.
We need more like you to speak up, and be willing to say “This is what I want!”
We need more like you to speak up, and be willing to say “This is what I want!”
Recall 2004? When GWB campaigned on privatizing social security? And he won Florida handily...because seniors voted for him overwhelmingly?
I'm not the minority.
The GOP-e may think I am, because they listen to the left's propaganda. But I'm not.
LOL! Do you remember what happened after that?
A lot of seniors started screaming that they wanted THEIR MONEY!
What I remember is that, once Bush was elected and was outlining his second term plans to privatize social security, the Democrats started a scare campaign...and the GOP majority in Congress retreated into the woodwork.
The votes were real. The scare campaign was a fabrication.
And the 'pubbies folded like a cheap suit...
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