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pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
Mon Aug 13, 2012, 04:23 PM Aug 2012

Language is everything. So, please, it's not that Romney will "end" Medicare.

Or end Medicare "as we know it."

He's going to DESTROY Medicare. He's going to EVISCERATE Medicare. He's going to RIP THE HEART OUT of Medicare.

Etc.

Any other thoughts?

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Language is everything. So, please, it's not that Romney will "end" Medicare. (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2012 OP
he's gonna make you and/or your retired parents eat catfood phantom power Aug 2012 #1
before he pushes you off the cliff in your wheelchair! pnwmom Aug 2012 #2
then he'll tie your wife to the RR tracks and sell your children for medical experiments phantom power Aug 2012 #3
I like the phrase "gut Medicare" for what they plan--nice and visceral eom Maeve Aug 2012 #4
Romney plans to drown Medicare in Grover Norquist's bath tub. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #5
It isn't just Medicare. He wants to end everything that helps people who aren't already rich. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #6
Heh Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #7
People must be made aware that RR means a one-two punch HeiressofBickworth Aug 2012 #8
Romney is going to dsteve01 Aug 2012 #9

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
8. People must be made aware that RR means a one-two punch
Tue Aug 14, 2012, 12:40 AM
Aug 2012

First, repeal Obamacare which bans insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
Second, vouchers issued for care that can't be bought at any price due to denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Immediate result: seniors with no medical coverage at all.
End result: deaths of millions whose lives could have been extended with proper medical care.

The same theory for Social Security and food stamps: seniors would not have proper nutrition and could become homeless, therefore becoming high risk of developing life-threatening conditions for which there would be no medical assistance. End result: deaths of millions.

I firmly believe the Republican goal is to cull the herd. Whittle the general population down to just the workers. They can't do it like Hitler, just killing them outright, so, they will create a "natural" cull of the herd through their policies.



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