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patrice

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10. I hope you know there are "cuts" and then there are cuts to Medicare. Some of it NEEDS to be done

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 02:03 PM

Nov 2012

to get at the fat that not only does not support the quality of care, but also significantly degrades it.

The difference between "cuts" and cuts to Medicare will be the extent to which savings are pumped back into SERVICES, not administration and cronyism.

http://medicinesocialjustice.blogspot.com/

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White House issues new warning on 'fiscal cliff' [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2012 OP

'fiscal cliff' = time for a Grand Bargain AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #1

let the tax cuts expire loyalkydem Nov 2012 #2

Sounds good to me JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #3

Sure, do something about the "fiscal cliff" - in January! JackRiddler Nov 2012 #11

Me too. & Not sure why that's not PO's "ace in the hole". Can it really affect consumers THAT much?? patrice Nov 2012 #9

I'm going to go find some of those charts showing how much these tax cuts are per income patrice Nov 2012 #12

Change in Average Tax Rates From Extending Tax Cuts (% points by income quintile) : patrice Nov 2012 #16

sounds like it's going to get the shock doctrine treatment leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #4

When I read that Social Security and Medicare are up for cuts, JDPriestly Nov 2012 #5

+1 DJ13 Nov 2012 #8

I hope you know there are "cuts" and then there are cuts to Medicare. Some of it NEEDS to be done patrice Nov 2012 #10

They are planning the cuts to save money, not to improve service. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #17

I know for a concrete fact that those "they" are not the only "they" out there & there ARE patrice Nov 2012 #18

This is what I have found to be true in real life, as well. freshwest Nov 2012 #19

Full speed ahead! Iggo Nov 2012 #6

Always the next bottom line. RC Nov 2012 #7

I'm sorry, that's nonsense. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #13

Please read the rest of the post. RC Nov 2012 #14

Sure... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #21

I agree with this, because IT'S ALL DEBT TO BEGIN WITH, so transfer some of the debt management patrice Nov 2012 #15

Seriously? You're going to play the Christmas card on this? harun Nov 2012 #20

That's a "Duh" that sadly they had to actually state for our news bubble underpants Nov 2012 #22