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**Cofeeman** · 04-16-2011, 09:24 AM

Ron Paul voted no because it doesn't go far enough. Not quite as pragmatic as his son.

The Ryan plan works this way: the value of the vouchers go up by inflation +1%. At first, the vouchers would be as generous as Medicare is now, but over time they'd lose their value.

That sounds bad, but the President's plan used the Medicare Advisory Board to hold cost growth to inflation +.5%.

Personally, I prefer the President's plan and I think Republicans will be quick to embrace it. It's not often you can get MORE medicare cuts by giving in to the Democrats. That's how bad they want to keep the program under government control. I care more about the cost than who runs Medicare and I think most conservatives will agree.

04-16-2011, 09:24 AM	#11
Cofeeman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 595 Senior Member	Ron Paul voted no because it doesn't go far enough. Not quite as pragmatic as his son. The Ryan plan works this way: the value of the vouchers go up by inflation +1%. At first, the vouchers would be as generous as Medicare is now, but over time they'd lose their value. That sounds bad, but the President's plan used the Medicare Advisory Board to hold cost growth to inflation +.5%. Personally, I prefer the President's plan and I think Republicans will be quick to embrace it. It's not often you can get MORE medicare cuts by giving in to the Democrats. That's how bad they want to keep the program under government control. I care more about the cost than who runs Medicare and I think most conservatives will agree.
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