Thousands on Medicare lose cancer treatments

[swampy]

Sequester was the Wizard of O's idea, he has to take responsibility for the unintended consequences. He wanted it to be painful, well it is. Especially to the sick old folks and veterans.

[Ted King]

You said you liked the sequester so it must have a lot more good parts than bad parts. Do you give Obama credit for those greater number of good parts since you want to give him the blame for the bad parts?

[(vikm)]

Black wrote:
[quote=swampy]
This topic doesn't seem to peak your interest, Dave, why don't you leave it. Or maybe you don't care what happens to cancer patients?

Obama is pushing gun control-- therefore he must not be paying any attention to public health.

davester is calling swampy on dishonest BS- therefore he doesn't care about cancer patients.

I see how that works.

Don't play like you're new here. You know this is always how it works with some people here.

[Manlove]

Lux Interior wrote:
Pique.

mile:

[$tevie]

Swampy: Obama could stay home and watch broadcast TV all day but it wouldn't restore any money to Medicare's budget. Stop refusing to learn how the sequester works just so you can foam at the mouth about Obama: all you do is hurt your case AND make yourself look like a slow learner (and like a racist, as always, since you seem determined to believe that Black Presidents shouldn't be allowed to do what White Presidents have always done).


PS: Riddle me this: WHY does it FREAK THE RIGHT WING OUT that President Obama plays golf? They never stop blathering about it.

[hal]

swampy wrote:
Sequester was the Wizard of O's idea, he has to take responsibility for the unintended consequences. He wanted it to be painful, well it is. Especially to the sick old folks and veterans.

If it was such a bad idea, why didn't republican controlled house stop it? It was 100% within their power to do so, but they DID NOT!

I'm gonna hold my breath until you answer. Please don't let me die!

[$tevie]

The Republican controlled house can end it tomorrow. They don't want to.

[swampy]

Obama played chicken with congress and he lost.

You folks have fallen into his trap. Bad sequester stuff happens and Republicans are to blame. What a stupid reason to let people die. Thousand can die so he can lower Medicare costs. Never mind, he has a big concert scheduled and golf this weekend.

[$tevie]

Lux Interior wrote:
Pique.

[michaelb]

these are not cuts to medicare coverage. this is a result of reductions in provider reimbursement rates. those cuts have long been championed by republicans, incuding in the house passed Ryan budget.