2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAn article about Ryan on AARP.org
Pretty soft wording for my taste. I hope this gets stronger as the election nears.
http://blog.aarp.org/2012/08/11/mitt-romneys-no-2-rep-paul-ryan-of-wisconsin/
^snips^
Make room, national economy. Medicare and Social Security have just moved to the political front burner with Republican Mitt Romneys selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running-mate.
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Some Republican candidates whove backed the Medicare proposals in Ryans budget plan have seen them become a hot-potato issue in their campaigns. Last year, Western New York Democrat Kathy Hochul won a special election to Congress in large part by accusing her opponent of backing cuts in Medicare, and in June, a special election in Arizona had the two candidates sparring over who would protect Medicare more (the Democrat, Ron Barber, won that battle and the election). Republicans have hammered Democrats for $500 billion in cuts in Medicare the cuts are in payments to providers, not in benefits as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, although the cuts are also part of the Ryan budget.
But Ryans presence on the GOP ticket brings the issues to the national stage, especially in battlegrounds such as Florida and Nevada. A recent AARP survey shows that worries about retirement security are the main reason for economic anxiety among voters 50 and older.
While a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll had voters 65 and older saying by a narrow margin that Obama would do a better job than Romney in protecting retirement programs, it also had them giving a slight edge to Romney in a head-to-head race. Romneys selection of Ryan as a running-mate will surely bring more attention to the issues.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)I was hoping for a firmer stance against the Ryand budget
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Under the false guise as an advocacy organization.
But I will bet my bottom dollar they will not endorse.
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)CTyankee
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russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)I'm glad you found a good company.
CTyankee
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russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)So much for senior advocacy.
jillan
(39,451 posts)cr8tvlde
(1,185 posts)that not only will they need to build on a "Granny Unit", but that their IRAs and 401Ks just became worse than taxed...eaten alive...maybe even lose their own house ... to keep elderly parents alive.
Can you imagine this middle class conversation ... No Mom/Dad, you can't have that operation because we can't afford it.
They need to tell real-life stories...who can forget Joe the Plumber...love him or hate him? Dems need a few of those ...both sides with this political mumbo jumbo...people are getting immune. A new real-life story every week.
Sales people are taught to tell a story about the users, not harp on "the pitch". It works.