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Posted August 31, 2012 6:50 EST
Ryan Supporters Can’t Be Convinced
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Paul Ryan’s supporters won’t be swayed by attempts to explain how he has distorted facts about Medicare and other issues, former New York mayor Eliot Spitzer says. Ryan’s opponents should focus on getting those already on their side to vote, Spitzer says.
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Posted August 31, 2012 4:43 EST
Romney-Ryan Would Kill Medicare
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Paul Ryan and other Republicans’ claims that they will protect and strengthen Medicare are blatantly dishonest, says Paul Krugman of The New York Times. Replacing Medicare with “vouchercare” as the GOP plans will effectively terminate the program, Krugman says.
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Posted August 30, 2012 3:03 EST
The Most Dishonest Convention Speech…Ever?
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Vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan was “so brazenly willing to twist the truth” in his Republican National Convention speech, according to Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic writer. Cohn said Ryan misrepresented facts on Medicare, including claiming that President Obama raided the program.
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Posted August 29, 2012 8:19 EST
Everything You Know About Paul Ryan’s Budget Is (Probably) Wrong
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Most people are wrong to think that Paul Ryan’s budget lowers taxes and cuts the deficit by cutting deep into Medicare, says Ezra Klein, of the Washington Post. The cuts to Medicaid and other health programs for the poor are larger than cuts to Medicare, he said.
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Posted August 28, 2012 10:45 EST
Medicare and Medicaid Costs (Utility Post)
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Official reports show that Medicare Advantage plans, the private-sector alternative to traditional Medicare, cost on average 7 percent more than the government option, Paul Krugman says. There's no evidence turning Medicare into a voucher system would increase efficiency, he says.
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Posted August 28, 2012 9:03 EST
GOP Isn’t the Party of Medicare
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Republicans have been acting as if they are the party of Medicare, but their plans to turn it into a premium support system would actually harm seniors, opinion writer Eugene Robinson says. Democrats are the ones who came up with the program and are preserving it, Robinson says.
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Posted August 28, 2012 2:46 EST
GOP Medicare Plan Not Cost-Effective, Humane
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Turning Medicare into a voucher system is basically a way to deny health care to people in an indirect way, says Paul Krugman of The New York Times. Government subsidies probably won’t be enough for beneficiaries to purchase adequate care, Krugman says.
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