Its going to be an interesting election season full of half truths and slander from both sides.
Case in point: The Obama camp saying that "Romney and Ryan will end Medicare as we know it."
Medicare "as we know it" is nearly insolvent, rife with with fraud, and soon to have VAST growth in the number of 'dependents' added to the system which will only hasten the insolvency.
Several key aspects of the Obamacare program are aimed at reducing Medicare costs and curtailing billing fraud. If Medicare "as we know it" was a good thing, the Obama administration wouldn't be looking to reform it.
Would Romney/Ryan make fundamental and drastic changes to Medicare? I
hope so. Someone needs to. Would those changes differ from what Obama
is trying to do? Absolutely.
Does the Democratic platform of
continuing to provide unlimited coverage to Medicare recipients sound
appealing? Yes. Who doesn't want to hear that someone else is going to
cover your medical expenses? My grandmother is on Medicare and I
certainly want her expenses to be covered.
Realistically though, there's a HUGE national deficit. HOW do we keep funding something like that? Regardless of which party wins the election, we NEED an overhaul of pretty much every aspect of government spending.
Realistically though, there's a HUGE national deficit. HOW do we keep funding something like that? Regardless of which party wins the election, we NEED an overhaul of pretty much every aspect of government spending.
When do we
get to the election debates when the candidates have to stand face to
face and make claims that other party can explain/defend/debunk before
the same audience?
Regardless of which party you identify or
which candidate you're already planning to vote for, you NEED to listen
to what both parties say and then research on your own to sort through
the bull they're both slinging.
Can't fit a regular newscast in your schedule or can't find a news station that's not either openly biased or so phony in their attempt at fair and unbiased coverage that it makes you sick? Get a Twitter account and start following the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, the campaign offices, and then add the various individuals and groups that you'll find offering commentary and reference material.
I promise that its interesting and I promise that you'll be amazed at how skewed and misleading each side can be on their own.
I promise that its interesting and I promise that you'll be amazed at how skewed and misleading each side can be on their own.
