Republicans Would End Medicare

There are changes which are cosmetic only, and there are changes which are material, which allow for changes to the essence to the extent that the thing in question is changed beyond recognition. It is this latter kind of change which we have in the Ryan plan to end Medicare as we know it. This radical, ideologically-motivated mutilation of the health care plan for seniors would destroy the benefit workers have paid for over their life-times and replace it with a so-called voucher system which would not adequately cover costs. Even a plan which would only phase in a voucher system will weaken the idea of universal protection, a result no one should condone.

Why should we tolerate this playing around with our seniors' health care? It is time to stand up to financial interests who want to open up new revenue streams at the expense of the health security of millions of Americans. Enough is enough! This is the proverbial line in the sand.