Our Team is still talking about cutting Medicare, tone deaf or what?

[alberg]

Here's the quote:

“The package could also include changes in Medicare, to reduce the growth in payments to doctors and hospitals ……”

and here's the link to the entire NYT article from todays paper.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/health/policy/22health.html?hp

Is it me or are our guys still missing the essentials of what has so many Americans pissed off ??

[tabatha]

1. "Could include"

I don't think so.

[alberg]

3. incliude ???

[tabatha]

14. Yep, I forgot to check that post.

I am not a good typist.

[alberg]

17. OK! Thanks for the reply.

[cliffordu]

2. Sure hope they do. Then they can deal with me while I'm off my meds.

Fun times for all.

[alberg]

4. Half the country off their meds, it could be a party!

[cliffordu]

5. Like the party in that film "Event Horizon"

[alberg]

6. Didn't see it but I'll check it out.

[cliffordu]

7. Cannibalism and butchery in outer space......

[mmonk]

8. Very tone deaf. That is why they are in trouble.

[Echo In Light]

9. They know exactly what they're doing

[mmonk]

16. And they are miscalculating.

[alberg]

11. It's astounding to me that after all the commentary of the

past 2 days, they are still making statements guaranteed to generate additional opposition to what they are trying to accomplish. Poll after poll show that Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare For All. Why can't the Democratic Leadership recognize the enormous political advantage in making that their talking point and really fighting for it. Don't they appreciate the significant disadvantage the Republicans would be in when they fight against it?

[stray cat]

10. We defintely need to keep the fraud and waste in Medicare!

[anonymous171]

12. #1 rule in politics: Do not ever fucking touch Medicare.

Dems are showing their political inadequacy yet again.

[alberg]

13. If fraud and waste are the issue, then talk about it explicitly.

The problem with using general statements about cutbacks is that most folks interpret it to mean a reduction in benefits and that is one of the major factors in fueling opposition to health care insurance reform.

[Bluenorthwest]

15. I could not agree more

They do not communicate well.