Hello everyone, I know I have talked about this before but it needs to be looked at again. With many Tea Party supporters now entering the house the GOP are all aflutter with the idea of repealing Health care reform. On the Today show this morning New Mexico's former mayor said that now is the time to cut spending by cutting social security medicare and medicaid. He said it was the responsible thing to do. Now I fully get that debt is bad, but why is it that these guys never suggest cuts to programs that help the rich? We did not cause this financial mess, but dammit we (the elderly, poor, disabled) we should clean it up. Now I have said this before so I wont go over it again, what I want to mention is his plan. He says that in the spirit of bi-partisanship the Republicans should repeal the prescription drug coverage that they helped pass in the 1990's. Isn't that a great idea? Lets get rid of a program that is working to keep people alive. The idea seems to be that we work toward getting rid of all social programs, it is sad that I have to explain this Preventative care is cheaper than after the fact care! Lets say his dream comes true. No Medicaid for any adult, sounds great, well in the short term it saves states money. But then people start to visit the emergency rooms for colds, food poisoning, body aches etc... Why are they going to the emergency room instead of to a family doctor, because they have no insurance. They make the same crap wage, their rent has gone up and food stamp benefits have been cut again. So the state starts loosing millions a year. That is the reality you cannot just cut spending without thinking.
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