Wis. Rep.'s Medicare plan worries local voters

[Tony_FLADEM]

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Brian Krutsch has been long one of many automatic votes here for Rep. Paul Ryan. The unemployed warehouse manager, along with a solid majority of other Janesville voters, has helped elect Ryan seven times and watched with pride as he became one of Congress' leading authorities on the federal budget. But this week, admiration has been tinged with apprehension as one of Ryan's signature ideas - ending Medicare's status as a full, guaranteed benefit for senior citizens - suddenly took a step toward reality.

"I think that's one of the things they should probably leave alone - you know - unless it's absolutely necessary," Krutsch said as he took a break from reviewing job openings at the Rock County Job Center. "Old people need help with medical bills. There's too many people under-insured right now - especially people like myself right now who don't have insurance."


<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RYANS_HOMETOWN_MEDICARE_CUTS?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME>

[louis-t]

1. Wake up, WI repugs! Your hero doesn't care about you.

Your benefits are being taken away to provide tax breaks for billionaires. Learn to live with it.

[HereSince1628]

3. I'm not sure there are a lot of WI-repugs on du this afternoon.

But go ahead and rage it might make it easier to get through til tomorrow.

[Name removed]

2. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[orwell]

4. These people don't get it...

...Brian Krutsch has been long one of many automatic votes here for Rep. Paul Ryan. = The unemployed warehouse manager...

Keep voting for the RepubliCons Brian and stay unemployed, without healthcare, struggling to make ends meet.

But hey, if you're a fetus, they got your back...