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Obamacare will save money, not take it away

  • Originally published August 27, 2012 at 5:42 p.m., updated August 27, 2012 at 5:42 p.m.

Editor, the Advocate:

I feel compelled to respond to the belief that President Obama is TAKING $716 billion from Medicare.

Because of the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, $716 billion is being SAVED. Fraud and waste have been reduced. The "donut hole" has been closed. If you believe the Romney campaign that Medicare will not change, you are sorely mistaken. He will put back the "donut hole" and cause seniors to pay more out of their pocket. Eventually, seniors will get a voucher to buy their own insurance instead of having Medicare.

Try listening to something besides Fox News. Try MSNBC or CNN. I have myself tried to watch Fox News, but it is too biased. By the way, Paul Ryan takes the same $716 billion savings and uses it to give tax breaks to the rich and increase the military budget. I can't really say what Romney plans to do. He won't say. We have to TRUST him?

Gayle Mireles, Port Lavaca