AARP’s Medicare, Social Security tour coming to Valley View Mall
LA CROSSE--La Crosse area residents will have an opportunity to add their voices to the recent debate about the future of Medicare and Social Security by visiting AARP’s national “You’ve Earned a Say” tourmobile from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. September 6 at the Valley View Mall.
The tourmobile is winding its way across the nation with plans to stop at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, the presidential and vice presidential debates, state fairs and other events.
The tour experience features interactive games, information about Medicare and Social Security proposals in Washington, and the opportunity for visitors to share their thoughts about retirement security and health care.
For more information, visit www.earnedasay.org.
Sep 3, 2012 at 6:24 a.m.
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AARP sucks as a senior advocating organization. They are like unions, 99% behind the democratic organizations.
Sep 2, 2012 at 6:26 a.m.
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SMMcMahon - What a wonderful post. I think it about says it all.
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:36 p.m.
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Please tell my why this news release is in the JANESVILLE Gazette?
Sep 1, 2012 at 8:44 p.m.
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....well you know Republican's...eventually they say the truth about how they really feel and it is in public. :)
Sep 1, 2012 at 7:55 p.m.
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Sounds like donnaw is a closet liberal.
Sep 1, 2012 at 6:24 p.m.
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donnaw - "We can't sustain these programs." Then quit your whining about costs and go out and buy your own insurance instead of just the supplement that you are complaining about. You are getting what you are asking for with healthcare costs so why would you be upset with me?
Sep 1, 2012 at 5:01 p.m.
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fordfan..thanks for nothing smart mouth! Typical libbies, ask a question and you get nothing only sarcasm!
And the rest of you...what is your solution. Obama is too busy campaigning and playing golf to work on a solution other than taking over $700 BILLION from Medicare. We can't sustain these programs.
Sep 1, 2012 at 3:23 p.m.
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SMM - great post. If parents and grandparents are willing to throw their kids under the bus, why would they then expect the kids to not throw them under the bus the first chance they get? And remember, the Republican's will only keep reducing revenue (they nearly all took that oath to Norquist before they took the oath for their job), so the revenue to sustain these programs will not be there. The design is to have government collapse on itself by de-funding it while the one percenters rob from the rest of us (Romneyhood). If the Republican's get elected, the elderly will take the hit along with everyone else. You are right - they cannot talk about their real plan or no one would vote for them.
Sep 1, 2012 at 2:58 p.m.
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Old people aren't foolish. Most of them aren't all that healthy, either.
Everyone should realize that if Republicans repeal "Obamacare" and Romney/Ryan went ahead with the voucher system than about 90% of Medicare would be out in the cold!
Try going out at age 70 to buy yourself some health insurance with your stinking voucher. So you've got high blood pressure, prostate cancer, osteoporosis or heart disease. Sorry, that's a pre-existing condition which WOULD have been covered under Obamacare, but no longer. We're sorry, but your medications won't be covered, either. And be happy because you didn't have to go before any death panel to arrive at this sorry state.
I think we have to live with a fact about the GOP. The party cannot ever tell people, even their supporters, at least the ones that aren't millionaires, what they will actually do if they have the chance. If they did, they would never elect another Republican to national office. They get away with it in some congressional districts - the ones gerrymandered to the point of idiocy. But, not with most Senate races and definitely not for President.
Consequently the GOP must lie, obfuscate and demonize the opponent to elect a President. We get lies about them wanting to preserve Medicare. They can't tell the truth - they want to eliminate it, they always have. They can't tell the truth about lowering taxes for the wealthy - it's not about creating jobs, it's about taking care of their big donors. They can't tell the truth about global warming - they know it's happening, they don't care because any action to save the planet would hurt profits. They can't tell the truth about spending - they are not against spending, they just want to spend on the military and their corporate sponsors. The can't tell the truth about the size of government - they don't want a small government, they want a government so big it can police every womb.
To elect a President, Republicans have to lie because no one in their right mind would buy what they are actually selling.
And to the comment that their plan would only affect those under 55 (changed,as a "concession"), well, I'm under 55 (just) and after paying into the plan for the past 35 years, I object, and my parents are not that selfish to not object its effect on their children and grandchildren.
Sep 1, 2012 at 2:08 p.m.
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just go out on the open market donnaw. You know it is the PERFECT healthcare model. Surely you don't have any preexisting conditions (such as drawing your first breath) that would make you ineligible do you? Here - this should be a good read for you:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/01/health/eld...
Sep 1, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.
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I would like to cancel but need their supplemental health insurance. Any ideas where one can get another source for supplemental insurance?
Sep 1, 2012 at 12:56 p.m.
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I cancelled my membership after they sold out seniors.
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