During a discussion on MSNBC's Meet the Press, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered his views on the ongoing Medicare debate, and the country's desperate need for serious entitlement reform.
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Mitch McConnell, Republican minority leader in the senate, pretending he wants to save medicare would be more believable if:
* Many Republicans had not publicly stated they wanted to eliminate medicare altogether.
* He did not want to use all the savings from drastic cutbacks in services to give to billionaires rather than putting it in the medicare lockbox.
* He had some interest in reducing costs. Republicans voted to prevent the government from doing bulk purchases or negotiating discounts on medical supplies.
* He were willing to share the pain of increased costs equally. He wants to dump 100% of the increased costs on seniors who are least able to absorb them.
Posted by: Roedy Green | 05/29/2011 at 05:11 PM