Key House Chairman: GOP will 'Change' Medicare, to 'Save' It

[workinclasszero]

Key House Chairman: GOP will 'Change' Medicare, to 'Save' It
By ERICA WERNER Published DECEMBER 3, 2016, 10:51 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of a key House committee is pledging that congressional Republicans will change Medicare in order to save it.

GOP Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, head of the Ways and Means Committee, insisted Thursday that Republicans won't be deterred by the politics, even though Donald Trump won election as president on promises to protect the popular health care program for older Americans, and Democrats are already warning of a "war on seniors."

"Democrat tactics of 'Mediscare' have been around a long time. They've stopped working," Brady told The Associated Press in an interview in the Capitol. "Voters have figured out Republicans want to save Medicare for the long term, and they know that those who say everything's just fine with it aren't leveling with them."

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[Turbineguy]

1. If they kicked out

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all the people that use it, it would be saved!

[JHan]

2. ergo- gutting medicare to "Save it"

[eleny]

3. Yeah, god forbid they raise the cap on the wealthy

[workinclasszero]

4. Kill it, hand it over to big Insurance companies

Huge premiums hardly anyone can afford and increasing premiums every year.

That how republicans will "save" medicare.

And Dump's faithful working class voters get it in the shorts again! S-U-C-K-E-R-S!!!!

They didn't see that coming after Don the Con promised he wouldn't touch it!

[Wounded Bear]

6. Simple glance at history...

the only reason Medicare exists is that Insurers would not insure the elderly at anywhere near reasonable rates. They wouldn't do it in the 60's and they won't do it in the 21st Century.

[workinclasszero]

7. Right

But people are so easily scammed in this country it's pathetic.

[JHan]

8. what many didn't realise is that a Trump win meant he would be working with a conservative congress.

.. due to gerrymandering ( not ignoring the failings of the DNC here either) And because he knows zilch about policy or government, he'd rather let Pence and the GOP establishment do whatever they want.

[Wounded Bear]

10. One of the worst things about the loss...

Trump will be a useful idiot, not just to Putin, but to the conservative congress.

[guillaumeb]

13. Just as Reagan was a useful idiot, with Bush Sr. as his handler. eom

[Wounded Bear]

5. "Unfortunately, it was necessary to destroy the village in order to free it."

Iconic (probably apochryphal) radio call from Vietnam War.

It's the Republican strategy in general.

[workinclasszero]

9. Bingo

The main goal always remains, the Con man changes Rayguns-Bush-Dumpf.

Anyone who isn't a heartless millionaire that votes republican is a fucking idiot.

Same as it ever was!

[brush]

11. Yep, to privatize everything to get huge fees flowing to their paymasters in all business sectors.

Gotta keep those campaign donations coming in.

[beachbum bob]

12. people are forgetting the power of the filibuster to stop legislation