Fw: (OT-Sort of) The New Medicare Program Finally Explained!

[Guest guest]

I am NOT attempting to make a "political statement" of any kind... I just thought this statement a little apropos considering the recent thread regarding Medicare...(and I never know how real these are (:-)

> Bush Explains Medicare Drug Bill -- Verbatim Quote> Submitted on 2005-12-13 16:35:14> > WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: 'I don't really understand. How is> the new plan going to fix the problem?'> > Verbatim response: PRESIDENT BUSH:> 'Because the -- all which is on the table begins to> address the big cost drivers. For example, how> benefits are calculated, for example, is on the table.> Whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases> or price increases. There's a series of parts of the> formula that are being considered. And when you couple> that, those different cost drivers, affecting those --> changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to> get what has been promised more likely to be -- or closer> delivered to that has been promised. Does that make> any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. > Look, there's a series of things that cause the --> like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon> the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of> prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the> benefits will rise based upon inflation, supposed to wage increases.> There is a reform that would help solve the red if> that were put into effect. In other words, how fast> benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if> those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on> the red.'

> Forward this to others -- so they, too, can> understand...

[Guest guest]

Those who have read the Bushisms books will find this explanation very familiar

and quite reasonable.

As an old student of philosophy and lover of logic and the English lanquage I

must admid I sometimes have difficulty following Bush's line of reasoning.

In any case thanks for sharing this erudite summary of the new Medicare

Drug Benefit program.

Will Schneider

Portland

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------

From: " s, D.C. " <drbobdc@...>

Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:55:21 -0800

>I am NOT attempting to make a " political statement " of any kind... I just

thought this statement a little apropos considering the recent thread regarding

Medicare...(and I never know how real these are (:-)

>

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>> Bush Explains Medicare Drug Bill -- Verbatim Quote

>> Submitted on 2005-12-13 16:35:14

>>

>> WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: 'I don't really understand. How is

>> the new plan going to fix the problem?'

>>

>> Verbatim response: PRESIDENT BUSH:

>> 'Because the -- all which is on the table begins to

>> address the big cost drivers. For example, how

>> benefits are calculated, for example, is on the table.

>> Whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases

>> or price increases. There's a series of parts of the

>> formula that are being considered. And when you couple

>> that, those different cost drivers, affecting those --

>> changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to

>> get what has been promised more likely to be -- or closer

>> delivered to that has been promised. Does that make

>> any sense to you? It's kind of muddled.

>> Look, there's a series of things that cause the --

>> like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon

>> the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of

>> prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the

>> benefits will rise based upon inflation, supposed to wage increases.

>> There is a reform that would help solve the red if

>> that were put into effect. In other words, how fast

>> benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if

>> those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on

>> the red.'

>

>> Forward this to others -- so they, too, can

>> understand...

>

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