Excerpt From: "Crazy Sh*t Republicans Say"
“Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the
big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, 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 what 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, as opposed 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.”
- George W. Bush, (12/13/05)
Bush
explains his Medicare Drug Bill…
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