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**kubekniekubek** · 06-07-2011, 04:25 AM

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In a potentially dire sign for Republicans looking ahead to 2012, a Pew poll released Monday finds that a strong majority of elderly Americans oppose the GOP's proposal to privatize Medicare.

In addition, the poll found that not only do Democrats oppose the proposed changes, but pluralities of both Republicans and independents do as well.

Overal 41% of Americans opposed turning Medicare into a voucher program where seniors would buy their own coverage in the private sector, while 36% supported such a plan, according to the poll. Opposition is heavily skewed toward older Americans, as might be expected, with people over 65 years-old lining up against the plan by a 51% to 25% split. Fifty-one percent of respondents in the 50-64 year-old bracket also opposed the plan, while 32% supported it.

Compare that to the two youngest demographics broken out by Pew, where pluralities actually supported the GOP plan. Among the 18-29 year-old crowd, 46% favored the Ryan plan, versus 26% who said the opposite. And among 30-49 year-olds, 38% supported the GOP's Medicare privatization plan, while 36% opposed it.

06-07-2011, 04:25 AM	#1
kubekniekubek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 701 Senior Member	Poll: Majority Of Elderly Americans Oppose Medicare Privatization TPM: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...on.php?ref=fpb In a potentially dire sign for Republicans looking ahead to 2012, a Pew poll released Monday finds that a strong majority of elderly Americans oppose the GOP's proposal to privatize Medicare. In addition, the poll found that not only do Democrats oppose the proposed changes, but pluralities of both Republicans and independents do as well. Overal 41% of Americans opposed turning Medicare into a voucher program where seniors would buy their own coverage in the private sector, while 36% supported such a plan, according to the poll. Opposition is heavily skewed toward older Americans, as might be expected, with people over 65 years-old lining up against the plan by a 51% to 25% split. Fifty-one percent of respondents in the 50-64 year-old bracket also opposed the plan, while 32% supported it. Compare that to the two youngest demographics broken out by Pew, where pluralities actually supported the GOP plan. Among the 18-29 year-old crowd, 46% favored the Ryan plan, versus 26% who said the opposite. And among 30-49 year-olds, 38% supported the GOP's Medicare privatization plan, while 36% opposed it.
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