REPUBLICAN BUDGET GIVES MILLIONAIRES TAX CUTS ON THE BACKS OF SENIORS - graphic

[tabatha]

REPUBLICAN BUDGET GIVES MILLIONAIRES TAX CUTS ON THE BACKS OF SENIORS

The Republican budget ending Medicare raises health care costs for seniors in order to pay for the enormous costs of extending tax cuts for Americans making more than $1 million a year. Under the Republican budget, each millionaire gets a $200,000 tax cut on average paid for by 33 seniors having to pay $6,000 more each in their health care costs annually.

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[joshcryer]

With 10.5 millionaires in the US, that translates to 33 million seniors.

Despicable.

[LetTimmySmoke]

1. K&R

[Sinistrous]

2. Good graphic. Thank you.

[dkf]

3. But aren't benefits for seniors actually going up with their increased costs coming out of the crazy

Skyrocketing costs of health care?

I really think this argument misses the point. Seniors aren't the only ones who will be blasted by increased health care costs...all of us will.

Feeling sorry for seniors misses what will be happening to all of us.

[joshcryer]

4. Young healthy people don't tend to need regular medical care, especially if they use...

...preventative care. You just go to the checkup once a year and brush your teeth and avoid bad habits and you'll be just fine.

[dkf]

5. They are going to be subsidizing sick people by bring forced to purchase health insurance.

Your personal health becomes less relevant to your costs.

[aquart]

6. Subsidizing?

I'm sorry that anyone could so fail to recognize the natural obligations of citizenship and community.

By all means, go live and die alone in a cave, beholden to none and part of nothing.