Ohio Seniors Can Make a Difference
Submitted by stevie123456 on Sun, 10/19/2008 - 7:56pm.
Check out comments below form Chuck Todd on Meet the Press today. Let every senior you know of the damage McCain-Palin will do to Social Security & Medicare and urge them to vote Obama-Biden.
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MR. BROKAW: And, Chuck, as I've been listening to these two campaigns and watching their ads, it seems to me if you're a senior citizen in America, they're probably calling you up and say, "We'll come over and do your
laundry and drive you to the early bird special if that's what it takes to get you to vote for us."
MR. TODD: Well, you know, we talk all about young voters, and we talk about African-Americans, we talk about this, we talk about that. This thing is
about seniors. The difference between Obama fighting for 270 and Obama sailing past 270 is older, white voters. The thing keeping McCain still with a boxer's chance here is older, white voters. Florida,Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana--these are some of the old--have some of the oldest populations in the country. So, when these voters, if they start moving in
one direction, if they move in towards Obama, which we've seen a little bit of evidence that way, that's how this thing becomes from a close electoral college battle to a landslide.
Medicare under McCain
Seniors should be very wary of McCain on health care. He consistently votes agains Medicare and even voted twice against the renewal of children's health inaurance.
He wants to privatize Medicare just like Social Security.
He wants to tax employer health benefits and give people tax credits to purchase in the private market.
And how does he PAY for his tax credit.
He CUTS Medicare by $900 billion and cuts Medicaid by $400 billion.
This is not a health plan. It is a disaster.
Tell every senior you know that if they care about Medicare to vote Obama.
Obama will get rid of the donut hole in the drug benefit and will allow the Federal government to negotiate with drug companies for better prices for seniors.
And Obama will stop overpaying HMOs who are making huge profits off the elderly.
Obama is the ONLY choice if you care about health care.