Bernie Sanders Exposes the Koch Brothers

Please read Ronni Bennet's blog post (Time Goes By) today on this subject and join in the the Town Hall tonight at 8:30 pm EST.   You will be able to ask questions.  Ronni provided a link on how to join.  However, when I followed the link there was a notice that the event was inactive.  You can, however, sign a petition to John Boehner at that site. 

This film was made by Brave New Films.

If you are unable to visit Ronni's blog here is the link for the Strengthen Social Security website. 

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6405/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=32556

It is becoming increasingly apparent that we must mobilize and fight back if we want to retain the benefits of the past 80 years.   Only in solidarity can we win against the powerful forces now at play.

Following are a few excerpts from an New York Times editorial in this morning's paper.

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Leading Republicans — after proposing to gut Medicare — are still trying to pose as the program’s saviors. How cynical can they get?

~~~~ Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota warned that health care reform will take $500 billion out of Medicare and harm “senior citizens who have the most to lose.”  ~~~

Rick Santorum, , raised the old — and discredited — bugaboo that the Democratic reforms would lead to “rationing of care from the top down.”

After enthusiastically embracing Representative Paul Ryan’s proposal to eventually turn Medicare into a voucher program — with the government providing a subsidy to buy private health insurance — they backed away when voters made clear that they hated the idea.

 ~~~~Tim Pawlenty, said he would modify Mr. Ryan’s approach to retain traditional Medicare as an option, and Mr. Ryan later said he was open to the idea. The Republicans have not dropped the claim that privatizing Medicare would be more efficient.

That has certainly not been the case with private Medicare Advantage plans, which cost, on average, 10 percent more than the same services would cost in traditional fee-for-service Medicare. Over sustained periods, Medicare spending per beneficiary has also risen more slowly than private health insurance premiums.

The Ryan plan would save the government money primarily by shifting costs to beneficiaries. Nobody at the debate mentioned that.

Arrgh !!   I just received a robo call from Mike Huckabee asking me if he had my permission to repeal the Obama Health Care Law.  My blood pressure is through the roof.  I almost broke the handset on my phone when I slammed it down.