I think somewhere out there is a commercial showing Granny being kicked to the curb.

[hedgehog]

I think it's running in Florida. Has anyone seen it, or did I dream I heard about this?

[meegbear]

1. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGnE83A1Z4U

[hedgehog]

3. Thank you - that's gone straight to my Facebook!

[malaise]

11. We've been pushing this here for about two weeks

Don't you dare fugg with grandma's Medicare or Dems will fuck you up!! :rofl:

[iwishiwas]

15. The man is suppose to depict Ryan.

[bobbolink]

18. That's good. Hits at the emotional level, rather than factual.

Now, if there were just some in that vein concerning homelessness.

But, that isn't something that activists are very interested in.

Yet, we are being shoved off the cliff.... silently.....

[malaise]

2. My favorite ad

ReTHUGS and baggers are terrified of that ad.

[dkf]

4. What happens when we try to fix Medicare as we know we must?

We've boxed ourselves into the corner of conning people into thinking we can leave it as is.

[hedgehog]

6. We are fixing it - making huge savings regarding waste, fraud and abuse

while improving benefits!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43175901

[RKP5637]

9. I never really hear about getting the cost of health care down in the US. Why

are we 50% more expensive than the next nearest country. We certainly do not lead the world in healthcare quality per WHO.

And, why can other countries do healthcare for all of the citizens just fine. We seem to focus on how we can pay outrageous costs for healthcare at 2X the going rate in other countries. And reject the successful healthcare solutions in other countries.

[Aerows]

12. Here's the problem

it's health care costs that are totally out of control because of the greed of for-profit health care insurance companies. Until that gets fixed, we're doomed - and that means all of us.

[RKP5637]

14. Exactly!!! And, for all the 2X costs we do not lead in any sense in the

quality of healthcare per the WHO. We are doomed currently by a ridiculous healthcare system rigged to be outrageously expensive.

[dkf]

17. Yet you don't hear the Dems saying that which is why I think the are conning the public.

Obama barely touched things in the affordable care act and people were up in arms. Listen to the language Dems are using. They are pretending the status quo is okay. It is making me feel queasy.

[w8liftinglady]

13. As the focus is placed on preventative care, the cost will go down naturally

Less late effects of diabetes,hypertension and stroke as precautionary methods(cholestrol checks,medication availability,screening) are considered the norm and available to all.
Less dialysis.
Less rehab.
less disability.
It's a win-win situation.
It's what I am hoping we will be seeing.

[hedgehog]

16. I read a while back that we are at the low point now - we're paying

for all the new drugs now and for treating diseases those drugs prevent. As you say - the payoff is down the road. My husband has been on anti-cholesterol drugs for 20 years. A lot of his contemporaries are going in from double and triple by-pass surgery. I'm hoping the medication kept his arteries clear!

[RKP5637]

5. A lot of people could fit into a similar ad too ... unions, public workers, teachers,

social security, main street, etc., well, in fact, most of the country being thrown over the cliff for one reason or another.

[bobbolink]

7. Homeless people were in that box 30 years ago.. and still are. Funny thing.

AND, blamed for being there.

Not that it matters.

As another DUer keeps saying.... We DID try to warn the rest of you.

[RKP5637]

10. Thanks Bobbolink! Excellent point!!! n/t

[Chris_Texas]

8. I LOVE THAT AD!!!

I was laughing so hard my wife gave me a crazy look.