Florida Seniors split on medicare debate
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electorate">electorate</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>. <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reinforcing">reinforcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="ideological">ideological</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2008 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="trillion">trillion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mortgaged">mortgaged</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="grand">grand</span>-<span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="of">of</span> $51,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>. <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> $716 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="Stoltenberg">Stoltenberg</span>, <span word="support">support</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="recipients">recipients</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> $100,000 <span word="or">or</span> $200,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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