Seniors Protest Outside Sen. Toomey's Office
On the 47th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and other groups protested outside Sen. Pat Toomey’s office in Salisbury Township.
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Jody Weinreich, a retiree from Allentown, speaks to other retirees and advocacy groups that protested Monday outside Sen. Pat Toomey’s office in Salisbury Township for his attempts to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and his vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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slyfox
8:30 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Funny though, isn't Toomey's health care 100% covered for himself & his families? Does he pay anything? Toomey = take & take & take.
silvercat
10:11 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
I thought the affordable care act, Obamacare, was trying to take 1/2 trillion away from Medicare. Think about that protestors.
John Fox
9:09 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Funny, the black guy with the long hair was at the voter ID protest on Hamilton Street on July 25th and at the protests at Representative Simmons office on May 23rd and April 18th. Seems a little strange that he would be at all these protests on different subjects. Occupy Wall Street, Education Funding, Voter ID and now Alliance for retired Americans. Wonder if he is what you call a community organizer? How much does a community organizer get paid, and by who? Next time you see a protest look for him. By the way I asked him where he lives... New York.
Use Death Panels
10:52 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Talk about taking all these old people taking from our youth The amount they paid into social security and medicaid was insignificiant and they are taking everything we pay into it now so when my age group goes o retire there will be nothing left. Old people are selfish.
slyfox
10:58 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Oh, my sweet young child. They will be saying the same about you when you get where we are. You will you know. Get there.
Lower Saucon Guy
12:04 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Sorry you feel that way, but I paid into Social Security for 47 years. I don't feel bad about taking what is mine now. It's not the older people you should be concerned with. Lots of people collect SS including children without both parents, disabled people etc.You should be upset with your government for mishandling the money. I, for one, am enjoying mine immensely and rightfully so. If it's any comfort to you, you can't live on SS anyhow. It's not a pension. Stop whining and start saving.
slyfox
12:37 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Lower Saucon Guy - I agree. Seems us older folks paid into the fund much more than we get in return. You make do and throw out the rest. C'est la vie.
Lower Saucon Guy
1:52 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Slyfox, Amen to that. I hope I live long enough to get all mine back. What a long strange trip it's been.