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So basically the provision in the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010 (Health Insurance Reform/Student Loan Reform Bill) has been tainted by Fox News with one of their newest BIG FAT LIES. The Provision already went into effect on September 23rd which basically:
Individuals affected by the Medicare Part D coverage gap will receive a $250 rebate, and 50% of the gap will be eliminated in 2011. The gap will be eliminated by 2020.
Now here is Fox New's spin on the story:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...s-say/#contentToo Little Too Late: Obama's Proposed $250 Rebate to Seniors Unlikely to Sway Election, Analysts Say
President Obama and Democrats have proposed a $250 rebate to seniors who are not getting a cost-of-living increase in their Social Security benefits for the second year in a row, but the promised pay-out is unlikely to sway the senior vote ahead of the midterm election in two weeks.
Polls suggest the Social Security work-around won't have much political impact on seniors who are poised to turn out in record levels on Nov. 2 and are likely to pull the lever for the Republican candidate -- an advantage that could propel the GOP into power in the House and possibly the Senate.
The proposal comes as more than 200 Democratic candidates urge Obama to reject any proposed cuts to Social Security benefits from his fiscal commission, which has said everything, including entitlements, are on the table.
Critics dismiss the efforts as a cheap stunt.
"I think the Democratic Party's standing between now and November is past the point of rescue with seniors," Glen Bolger, a GOP pollster, told FoxNews.com.
Several Republican candidates on the campaign trail have warned that workers under age 55 should prepare to face changes in the way Social Security calculates retirement.
But more than 200 Democrats, including 81 House candidates, 11 Senate candidates and 133 congressional incumbents, have signed a petition circulated by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to protect the status quo of the program.
"Social Security is a promise that must not be broken," the pledge reads in part. "We need to strengthen Social Security, not cut it."
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus also wrote to Obama last month opposing any cuts to Social Security benefits, including raising the retirement age.
The group argued that the program is on track to accumulate a $4.3 trillion surplus and can pay full benefits until 2037 and at least 75 percent of all benefits after that. The group also noted that the program has not contributed to the federal deficit because it is funded separately from the general treasury and has no borrowing authority.
"If any of the commission's recommendations cut or diminish Social Security in any way, we will stand firmly against them," the group wrote. "We urge you to join us in protecting and strengthening Social Security rather than letting it fall victim to a misguided attempt to reduce budget deficits on the backs of working families."
Social Security is supported by a 6.2 percent payroll tax -- paid by both workers and employers -- on wages up to $106,800.
The Social Security Administration announced this month that seniors would not get an increase for the second consecutive year because of low inflation, prompting Obama to call for the $250 rebate for seniors.
Congress will vote on the rebate during the lame duck session after the Nov. 2 election, Democratic leaders have pledged. But that's unlikely to influence seniors going to the polls, Bolger said.
"Look, the problems they have with seniors goes far beyond no COLA," Bolger said, noting that more seniors voted for Arizona Sen. John McCain in the presidential election two years ago and aren't happy with one party controlling Washington.
Seniors preferred Republicans by a 52 to 40 percent margin, according to Gallup polls taken during throughout the summer.
A Rasmussen Reports national survey released this week showed seniors preferred Republicans by a 56-34 percent margin.
Bolger's data show that seniors favor Republicans by an average 3 percentage points in the top 86 congressional seats held by Democrats. While that's not a large margin, Bolger noted that "seniors are the most consistent voters in non-presidential elections."
"We're seeing the turnout is going to skew older and seniors will be a disproportionate share of the vote," he said.
If you go to the link above, read the comments that are below the article...sad so sad...It's piss poor quality news man, how can they report crap like this...??? PLEASE LORD HELP US ALL!!!
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