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Bush Explains Medicare Drug Bill -- Verbatim Quote > Submitted on 2005-12-13 16:35:14 > > WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: 'I don't really understand. How is the new plan > going to fix the problem?' > > Verbatim response: PRESIDENT BUSH: > 'Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big > cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculated, for > example, is on the table. Whether or not benefits rise based upon > wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the > formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those > different cost drivers, affecting those -- changing those with > personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more > likely to be -- or closer delivered to that has be! en promised. Does > that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a > series of things that cause the -- like, for example, benefits are > calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the > increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the > benefits will rise based upon inflation, supposed to wage > increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that > were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how > fast the promised benefits grow, if those -- if that growth is > affected, it will help on the red.' > > > Forward this to others -- so they, too, can understand...
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