"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform
AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."
"For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)."
Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
Barack Obama will "raise Social Security taxes."
"But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."
"When he was asked a few years ago whether he could see himself lifting the cap on the payroll tax, (McCain) said, 'I could.' But today he's attacking me for holding the very same position."
John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.
"Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age."
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