Trustees said Medicare will run out of money and be short 17% which will require 17% cuts in 2024. Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) questions Medicare trustees on June 22, 2011 about the future of Medicare. The Democrats plan of doing nothing will bankrupt Medicare in thirteen years.
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June 2, 2011 08:15
High-Stakes Showdown Over Medicare Reform
Many of those on the extreme left oppose reforming Medicare for another reason entirely: they desire a state-run monopoly of healthcare. They prefer a socialized healthcare model. To attain that goal, the left needs to merely block reforms to Medicare. Gridlock and stalemate will assure Medicare’s eventual bankruptcy and therefore its subsequent nationalization (a la Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac).
June 2, 2011 06:08
The Democrats are wrong about everything
Capitalism is the system of no economic policy other than government stays out of the way. When you leave everyone free, the best, brightest and most productive are free to prosper as well. The most prosperous tend to bring everyone along with them, without any hint of self-sacrifice on anyone’s part.
May 27, 2011 05:20
No one will vote for Obama budget
Senator Tom Coburn on congressional failure to address dire fiscal condition of US and Medicare scare tactics being used as election aids. If we do not take care of this problem “we will be in an absolute depression.” A must watch 2 part video.
May 26, 2011 04:44
Even Bill O’Reilly gets it: America In Big Trouble And Most People Don’t Even Know It
O’Reilly points out that Americans don’t understand how perilous the US financial situation is. They have been promised a government funded paradise by shyster politicians buying their votes but like the 70 virgins waiting for suicide bombers its a fantasy that does not exist. Democrats want to continue the charade until the US collapses under its on deficit spending. The ruling elites will be well insulated from the destruction they are causing.
May 24, 2011 07:03
Libertarianism vs. Statism
Because statists are convinced they’re free, they inevitably blame the economic woes on freedom and free enterprise rather than on the government’s socialistic redistributive programs and its interventionist economic policies. Thus, statists call on the government to move further along the spectrum toward more government control over economic activity and wealth.
May 23, 2011 03:15
We’re not seeing leadership from the president
Rep. Paul Ryan discusses the debt crisis and Newt’s comments regarding the Ryan plan on Meet the Press. “We are leading in the House. …. People are hungry for solutions. … They are hungry for leadership.”
May 17, 2011 04:21
Saving Medicare: Free Market Reforms Are Better than Bureaucratic Rationing
This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video explains how a “premium-support” plan would solve Medicare’s fiscal crisis and improve the overall healthcare system. This voucher-based system also would protect seniors from bureaucratic rationing. www.freedomandprosperity.org
May 2, 2011 04:35
Rubio talks tough on Medicare, the economy and the debt
“Our country owes $15 trillion dollars. Our debt is about to be larger than our entire economy with no plan in sight to reverse course on that”
April 26, 2011 03:55
How AARP Willfully Betrayed its Members
AARP’s sneaky Obamacare dealings illustrate the leadership’s willingness to tell members one thing while doing another–as long as money flows into AARP bank accounts. AARP members are hurt in the process. This doesn’t seem to bother the leadership.
