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Especially if Geritol is all you have, because your Medicare got cut:

John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid, a top aide said, in a move that independent analysts estimate could result in cuts of $1.3 trillion over 10 years to the government programs.
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In the months since Sen. McCain introduced his health plan, statements made by his campaign have implied that the new tax credits he is proposing to help Americans buy health insurance would be paid for with other tax increases.

But Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Sen. McCain’s senior policy adviser, said Sunday that the campaign has always planned to fund the tax credits, in part, with savings from Medicare and Medicaid. Those government health-care programs serve seniors, poor families and the disabled. Medicare spending for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 is estimated at $457.5 billion.

First deregulate so that Grandma loses her retirement savings, and then take away her healthcare.

Everyone should be on the marry-a-beer-heiress retirement plan, though, right?

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This entry was written by missy and posted on October 6, 2008 at 1:01 pm and filed under 2008 Election, Healthcare, McCain, Sen John. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Print This Post Print This Post . Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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  1. Missy, you forgot to mention that Mcinsane also wants to tax people who have insurance provided to them from collective bargaining. But Mcinsane has never had to buy health insurance for himself and family. He has lived on taxpayer funded insurance all of his life (dad’s military, his military, and as an elected critter).

    Yes, health insurance is a big problem in this country, but taxing people more because they are lucky to have insurance is not the answer.

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    1. Above written by AllenNo Gravatar on October 7th, 2008 at 5:17 am (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).

  2. Where, exactly, did I say that McCain has military benefits?

    He may well have them, but his primary healthcare is through the Senate.

    Shouldn’t all Americans have the same health benefits our representatives get? If not, why not?

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    2. Above written by missyNo Gravatar on October 7th, 2008 at 2:29 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).

  3. Ashley, as a disabled vet, I have every right to say what I think about McCain, or Obama. But the fact remains, Mcinsane has never had to purchase insurance. He has been on the taxpayers dime his whole life when it comes to insurance.

    And yes, why can’t we all have the insurance plan that our elected crooks receive?

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    3. Above written by AllenNo Gravatar on October 7th, 2008 at 5:04 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).
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