Protesting Rep. Paul Ryan's plan for Medicare

Kaiser Health news reports that The Alliance for Retired Americans is staging union-backed protests throughout aiming to get seniors not to vote certain republican candidates into office on November 2nd. They are especially targeting Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin who has plans to privatize Social Security and turn Medicare into an income-adjusted voucher program.

In their book titled “Young Guns”, by Ryan and his co-authors republicans Eric Cantor of Virginia and Kevin McCarthy of California, Ryan explain his plans for Medicare and Social Security as part of his “Road Map for America”. Ryan’s plan preserves Medicare as it is for those currently eligible and those within 10years of the eligibility age and proposed that those under 55 upon reaching the eligibility age will receive an initial voucher averaging of $11,000 which will be adjusted for inflation, and income; low income earner he proposed will receive more support and high income earners less.

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http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/October/26/Ryan-Medicare-plan.aspx

http://www.roadmap.republicans.budget.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=8520