Town Hall Citizens Confront Rep. Sean Duffy For Voting To Privatize Medicare

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Town Hall Citizens Confront Rep. Sean Duffy For Voting To Privatize Medicare And Defend Tax Breaks For Rich
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/22/town-hall-sean-duffy-medicare/

All across America, a Main Street Movement has broken out to defend the middle class against right-wing attacks on labor rights and basic public services. In recent days, this movement has turned on GOP House members who voted to effectively end Medicare and turn seniors over to private insurance companies when they approved Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) radical budget bill.

On Tuesday, Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) was the latest congressman to face the ire of Main Street America during a town hall event with constituents who stopped being polite and started getting real.

First, constituents explained they were upset that Ryan’s plan would cut off people under the age of 55 from Medicare. Then, others directly challenged Duffy about defending tax breaks for the wealthy for voting to effectively replace Medicare with a voucher system:

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CONSTITUENT: I agree that if we do nothing we’re in trouble, that’s why we have to raise taxes on the rich, and raise taxes on the corporations who have never been richer than they have now. And you guys just cut their taxes again.

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/22/town-hall-sean-duffy-medicare/

[Scuba]

1. This little twerp needs to be recalled whenever he's eligible. Put me down to help collect...

...signature. I'm sure NW Wisconsin fish will be biting.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. He's a Congressman, not a WI state rep. No recall.

But like all Congresscritters, he's up for reelection in 2012...

[Scuba]

5. That'll have to do.

[gratuitous]

2. Duffy is definitely not ready for prime time

"No, it's not a voucher! It's 'premium support'."

Sean apparently thinks that a bunch of near-codgers approaching age 55 are in prime position to negotiate the hell out of insurance companies. One by one they approach, one by one they are gobbled down like so many popcorn shrimp at Long John Silvers. No coverage, but high premiums and annual deductibles in the five figure range. You've got insurance! Whoo hoo! Oh, and a list of excluded conditions as long as your arm.

[progressoid]

3. This is why I stopped going to "town hall" meetings

He's not going to change his mind and I can't afford stronger meds to deal with the stress and rising blood pressure.

Watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SrzTu6fK0mk

[jtown1123]

8. "premium support" a.k.a. vouchers. What a lying sack of shit.

[jtown1123]

6. Thanks for posting. The same thing happened at Lou Barletta's Town Hall (See link below)

http://www.ncpssm.org/entitledtoknow/?p=1725

[young but wise]

7. K&R