Mitt Romney, African Americans, Latinos and Medicare (security, campaign, premium)

[70Ford]

African Americans have much higher end-of-life Medicare costs than others have
Medicare Beneficiaries
Romney. Working to cut it down. But you can buy a more expensive plan if you can afford it.
African Americans, Latinos Have Less Retirement Savings - Social Secur... - AARP
Poverty rates are twice as high among older African Americans and Latinos (PDF) compared with the older U.S. population as a whole, the survey found.
Study shows Blacks paid much less than whites - Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper: Business: study, shows, blacks, paid, much


If seniors choose more expensive plans, they will have to pay the difference between the support amount and the premium price; if they choose less expensive plans, they can use any leftover support to pay other medical expenses like co-pays and deductibles


“Traditional” fee-for-service Medicare will be offered by the government as an insurance plan, meaning that seniors can purchase that form of coverage if they prefer it; however, if it costs the government more to provide that service than it costs private plans to offer their versions, then the premiums charged by the government will have to be higher and seniors will have to pay the difference to enroll in the traditional Medicare option


Lower income seniors will receive more generous support to ensure that they can afford coverage; wealthier seniors will receive less support

As for Medicare, "tomorrow's seniors should have the freedom to choose between Medicare and a range of private plans," Romney said to applause. "And if these future seniors want a more expensive plan, then they will have to pay the additional cost."
Mitt Romney Tells CPAC He'll Cut Social Security Benefits, Begin Privatizing Medicare | Crooks and Liars

Who cares if you make less money and can't save up as much and can't afford the better care packages. It's basic care for you, you low earnings people. You could probably have better if you just had more "culture."

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

African Americans have much higher end-of-life Medicare costs than others have
Medicare Beneficiaries
Romney. Working to cut it down. But you can buy a more expensive plan if you can afford it.
African Americans, Latinos Have Less Retirement Savings - Social Secur... - AARP
Poverty rates are twice as high among older African Americans and Latinos (PDF) compared with the older U.S. population as a whole, the survey found.
Study shows Blacks paid much less than whites - Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper: Business: study, shows, blacks, paid, much


If seniors choose more expensive plans, they will have to pay the difference between the support amount and the premium price; if they choose less expensive plans, they can use any leftover support to pay other medical expenses like co-pays and deductibles


“Traditional” fee-for-service Medicare will be offered by the government as an insurance plan, meaning that seniors can purchase that form of coverage if they prefer it; however, if it costs the government more to provide that service than it costs private plans to offer their versions, then the premiums charged by the government will have to be higher and seniors will have to pay the difference to enroll in the traditional Medicare option


Lower income seniors will receive more generous support to ensure that they can afford coverage; wealthier seniors will receive less support

As for Medicare, "tomorrow's seniors should have the freedom to choose between Medicare and a range of private plans," Romney said to applause. "And if these future seniors want a more expensive plan, then they will have to pay the additional cost."
Mitt Romney Tells CPAC He'll Cut Social Security Benefits, Begin Privatizing Medicare | Crooks and Liars

Who cares if you make less money and can't save up as much and can't afford the better care packages. It's basic care for you, you low earnings people. You could probably have better if you just had more "culture."

Romney's Medicare ideas sounds as if he's been looking at Mexico's two-tier system in which the poor get the most basic of services, but the excellent care is reserved for those elites who can pay for it.

[70Ford]

Yeah, it's kind of buried in the language, but basically that's what the plan looks like to me.

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

Yeah, it's kind of buried in the language, but basically that's what the plan looks like to me.

Another form of "Let them eat cake."

[box_of_zip_disks]

Yeah I doubt we'll see Mittens campaigning in the general after the conventions on privatizing Medicare. Could you imagine him doing townhalls in Florida or Ohio in rooms full of angry retirees? Not even Bush could pull that off and the old farts actually trusted him.

[70Ford]

Yep.

[70Ford]

Shifting the burden to those who can least afford it.