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pkang0202
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 Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: Obama's False Medicare Claim |
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http://www.newsweek.com/id/164796
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In a TV ad and in speeches, Obama is making bogus claims that McCain plans to cut $880 billion from Medicare spending and to reduce benefits.
A TV spot says McCain's plan requires "cuts in benefits, eligibility or both."
Obama said in a speech that McCain plans "cuts" that would force seniors to "pay more for your drugs, receive fewer services, and get lower quality care."
These claims are false, and based on a single newspaper report that says no such thing. |
Anyone supporting Obama want to defend this? |
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Obsms has enough money to say these things now and McCain doesn't have enough money to refute it.
McCain should have stayed away from that abortion spam campaign. |
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newteacher
Joined: 31 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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What do you expect from someone who palls around with terrorists.
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Obama's False Medicare Claim |
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McCain is actually denying this now? He's more of scumbag then I thought.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122315505846605217.html
This is in regards to John McCain's plan to give everyone that $5,000 healthcare credit, and how he would do that without raising taxes:
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| 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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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.
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This is public information knowledge that you can find anywhere on the internet news sources well-before this Obama ad that just came out today.
McCain has a long history of being against medicare, anyways, I don't see how McCain is upset now that Obama states it. It's okay if McCain states it himself, but if his opponent does, then he's a liar? What? |
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joshuahirtle27
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Obama's False Medicare Claim |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
McCain is actually denying this now? He's more of scumbag then I thought.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122315505846605217.html
This is in regards to John McCain's plan to give everyone that $5,000 healthcare credit, and how he would do that without raising taxes:
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| 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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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 $457.5 billion.
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This is public information knowledge that you can find anywhere on the internet news sources well-before this Obama ad that just came out today.
McCain has a long history of being against medicare, anyways, I don't see how McCain is upset now that Obama states it. It's okay if McCain states it himself, but if his opponent does, then he's a liar? What? |
I"m just confused as to how 5000$ is supposed to cover anything more than the occasional trip to the Doctor and the VERY occasional out patient trip. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| i thought this thread was about a botox injection he got or personal insurance claim made or something |
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joshuahirtle27
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| During the Canadian election debate someone tried to pull that one on the current PM. He went to a private clinic for a legitimate health care concern... it backfired because the clinic was still covered my NATIONAL health car coverage. |
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