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Democrats in Congress have successfully offended the elderly voting bloc by proposing to cut $500 Billion from Medicare and shifting that money to insuring people who can self-insure, 30-year olds who don't want to pay for insurance, and businesses that decide its cheaper to not offer health insurance benefits to employees. Not to mention those folks that abuse the healthcare system (ie. doctors visit for a Band-Aid or Aspirin).
For the first time in history, the GOP has the upper hand in the Medicare debate. It is an unlikely situation that never could have been predicted given that Republicans have a track record of not supporting socialized medicine, and have fought, unsuccessfully, for cuts to Medicare many times over the years.
Now, the GOP, seeing an opening in its ability to reclaim seats in 2010, has started a "Seniors Bill of Rights" campaign to capture the momentum generated by the Democratic agenda, which has alienated the largest, most active voting bloc in America. Historically, seniors are twice as likely as regular voters to vote in mid-term elections. This inconvenient truth may well be demise of Democratic control of Congress in 2010.
But don't fool yourself, Democrats would play the same game if they were in the same position as the GOP.
I don't really care who is playing what game, it's a sign that politicians are moving to the left which is something that most conservatives on this board would ordinarily be unhappy about.
I mean if you missed it over the last 20 or so years Democrats have moved way to the right, so yes, they have played the same game. I'm okay with it going the other way as well.
It is interesting to see it in action though.
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