A senior argues in favor of the GOP Medicare plan

personal blog for that. So when I saw an op ed by a senior who obviously favors the Republican plan to change Medicare, I thought I should highlight it. My personal opinion is that the GOP plan would not change Medicare, it would destroy it. And I noticed that early on the commentator suggests seniors should not over-react since the changes only effect people currently under 55. Well, that’s me, and I may be wrong but I sense in that argument the attitude that we’ve got ours, the kids under 55 are the one who’ll get screwed, so who cares? It seems very easy for people whose benefits won’t be touched to talk about fiscal responsibility. If I could be assured that insurance companies would be required to accept a government voucher in the amount in which it’s issued to me, I would be less skeptical. From DaculaPatch: I am a senior citizen and proud of it. Like most seniors I get confused once in awhile and pass it off as senior moment. Lately I have noticed many of my fellow seniors having what appear to be senior moments about the proposed changes to Medicare and Social Security. Congressman Rob Woodall’s Dacula town hall meeting was the most recent example. Given that the proposed changes for both entitlement programs will not affect anyone 55 or older, why is there such resistance among our age group? First, fear is a great motivator. Many of our greatest accomplishments were the results of trying to avoid an outcome that we feared. Many of our less admirable moments were the result of fear. Fear brings out our best and our worst. Democrats, aided by MoveOn.org, AARP and the mainstream media, are using fear in an attempt avoid the hard budgetary decisions necessary to restore order to the American fiscal house. [emphasis mine] Continue reading]]>