Old enough to remember seniors beating on Rosty's car

...the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988, which Rostenkowski supported, was supposed to shore up the health plan for the elderly and disabled, adding coverage for outpatient drugs and capping co-payments for medical services (the catastrophic stuff). But there was a catch, and that's what ticked off the senior citizens. The expansion of benefits was financed by a hike in Medicare premiums paid by enrollees.

"No way!" they told Rosty, as you can see in the priceless video. His response, "These people don't understand what the government is trying to do for them." You think?

The protests worked and the law, originally supported by President Reagan and both houses of Congress, was repealed.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2009/08/golden_oldie_seniors_protest_h.html?msclkid=e69aa6becfc511ec9ff416271401e81d