gblowfish
01-24-2006, 10:04 AM
If you can't figure out the new Medicare prescription program, this
could be why...I don't know about you, but I feel better already. From a Bush Town Meeting 12/13/05:
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 it 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.'
could be why...I don't know about you, but I feel better already. From a Bush Town Meeting 12/13/05:
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 it 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.'