Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumHow Amy Klobuchar would improve care for seniors
Building on her leadership in the Senate, according to a statement outlining the plan, Klobuchar would continue to stand up for our seniors and the 10,000 Americans who turn 65 each day.
The first step helps those with chronic conditions, like Alzheimers disease. Klobuchars plan would expand resources for caregivers, letting patients stay in their homes longer. It would expand Medicare-covered services for Alzheimers, fund greater research and changes to public health infrastructure, and improve mental health care through depression treatment and suicide prevention efforts.
To secure retirement opportunities, Klobuchar would lift the Social Security payroll cap, create a portable personal savings account requiring a minimum employer contribution and push to let retirees keep their earned pensions.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/12/amy-klobuchar-2020-election-senior-care-1411963
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Thank you ahead of time.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)She's pretty much dismissed all of them.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)You apparently are not informed about her stand on issues and this should give you information about what Amy works toward.
https://ontheissues.org/Amy_Klobuchar.htm
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)It is your choice.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)They weren't convincing.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)I'm impressed
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)...or is it in response to my response to your original response?
I can't tell. I am obviously a very stupid person.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)What if my parents were stupid people, too? Might I be genetically predisposed to stupidity? Or, if the genetic factors influencing intelligence are minimal at best, socialized into it? Saying a person is stupid by choice, seems to me, every bit as dodgy as saying a person is poor by choice. Nobody wants to be poor, and nobody wants to be stupid.
We're all just victims of circumstance, see? Intelligence just wasn't in the cards for me. But a big pile of student debt was.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)As to avoid the inevitable post-matriculation "pity party"? Or are you one of those fantastically rich people so undeserving of subsidized tuition that everyone in the middle should get screwed just to make sure they don't?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SouthernProgressive
(1,810 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)I really like Amy Klobuchar.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)I like her too. She has been my Senator, and she always delivers sane and sensible bills that are fiscally sound.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SouthernProgressive
(1,810 posts)Even better than that? The more I see her talk about the issues the more I like her. I think she is the full package.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Seniors already have Medicare. It can be made better, yes. But they have it.
People from their late 40s to Medicare age have the highest insurance premiums on the ACA exchange. At least we have the ability to have insurance because of the ACA, though. For now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Do politicians not invest in the younger generations because they are unreliable participants, or are the younger generations unreliable participants because politicians do not invest in them?
All I can say for certain is that if a politician promised 23-year-old me medical insurance and tuition relief, I probably would have knocked over a liquor store or two just to contribute to their campaign.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
demmiblue
(36,855 posts)much like Warren's ideas regarding childcare/early childhood education.
These are issues that have a tremendous impact on everyday Americans (especially women).
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
highplainsdem
(48,993 posts)talking about this. Very impressive.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden