Originally posted by whodey The correct term is "throw grandma off the cliff". The GOP would like nothing better than to be able to throw your grandma off the cliff as a recent Democrat add indicates.
Personally, even though this sounds a bit harsh, the reality is that less grandma's equal less debt related to medicare expenses, so in the long run the nation will be better off witho ...[text shortened]... the unborn, we can nix these nonproductive leaches from society and save medicare/medicaid.
You really do enjoy baiting people don't you? I suppose it really doesn't matter if the bait is coherent. Jeesh.
Originally posted by whodey Actually we can't really lose can we? Either the GOP will throw grandma off the cliff or the Democrats will start the death panels.
Hate to break this to you, but the death panels are already hear. They're called insurance adjustors.
The stakes are growing ever higher on deficit negotiations in Washington. And as
they do, the politics are becoming ever more treacherous, especially for Democrats.
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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of David Gergen.
The Democrats need to grow a spine. The GOP keeps pressing for more tax cuts...the Government can't even pay it's debts as it is. Now we're supposed to make do with even less tax revenue??? It just does not add up!
Originally posted by whodey The correct term is "throw grandma off the cliff". The GOP would like nothing better than to be able to throw your grandma off the cliff as a recent Democrat add indicates.
Personally, even though this sounds a bit harsh, the reality is that less grandma's equal less debt related to medicare expenses, so in the long run the nation will be better off witho ...[text shortened]... the unborn, we can nix these nonproductive leaches from society and save medicare/medicaid.
Originally posted by whodey Yep, with corporate CEO's and members from both parties trying to kill grandma, she simply does not stand a chance!!
Of course, that means more money for us, doesn't it? And that is what its all about!!
Death to grandma!!! 😠
Edit: No wonder gradmas seem to die all the time.
Medicare doesn't deny many services, and runs more efficiently than any of the private insurance in terms of dollar for service. This is why the insurance industry got the Republicans and Lieberman to kill the public option. They knew they would lose to the competition.
Originally posted by wittywonka The newly elected IMF head apparently weighed in on the stalemate, admitting that a U.S. default would have "real nasty consequences."
Not that Congress needs anybody else to tell them to do their jobs. For that matter, not that Congress seems to care...
Originally posted by Kunsoo Medicare doesn't deny many services, and runs more efficiently than any of the private insurance in terms of dollar for service. This is why the insurance industry got the Republicans and Lieberman to kill the public option. They knew they would lose to the competition.
What? Where is your evidence?
Here is an interesting article that claims medicare denies more people coverage than private insurance.
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