Mr. Schneider has committed to continue Medicare as a commitment to the American people. He knows that the people who pay into it should get the program that they have pay and work for. A voucher is a coupon. They both have a set amount of money for an item. No company is required to take them either.

I for one am not interested in the government "playing" games with my money. I am 51, I don't need uncertaintity as to how I will pay my medical bills when I retire. My husband is 71. He worked since he was 4 on a family farm. He continued to work until last year. He has medicare as he paid for. It has kept him well even thought he has a serious heart problem and diabetes. The well-care services are awesome.

Mr. Dold. I don't want your coupon.

Thank you, Mr Schneider for having the courage to let people know the truth about Dold's vouchers.

The actuaries working for the government have plainly stated that this program will be broke by 2016, and dwarfing the program by an institution like Obamacare makes your courage look like foolishness.

Rep. Dold voted, twice, for a plan that ends Medicare as it exists today for those under 55. Don't pay attention to what he says - look at his votes: he voted twice for the Ryan budget; if the Senate and Executive branches had been Republican, it would be law. Period. If you look at the specifics of the plan, you will see there is nothing moderate about it. He can say he supports many more moderate plans all day long, but I would only believe those words if they were backed by principled votes against the Ryan plan. The proposed Wyden-Ryan was not passed by the house - the Ryan Plan was. Mr. Dold, you will be held to account for your deeds, not your words.

Obamacare removed 500 billion from the medicare budget so they could count it again in the fraudulant OMB score. As the virus matures, it will blow a hole in medicare and the United States treasury. I don't know about Republicans, but people like me care about the country and its future. We care about the children too.

I like the gerrymandered 10th. Go Brad! We are Lean Dem +6. If the 2010 election used the new map, Seals would of won with 52.7% of the vote. Our district will flip. An organization of my Sister's have signed up over 8500 new hispanic voters and they studied every precinct in the 10th. The 10th will flip easily You know Dold is worried when he is visiting state offices serving single mother's in Lake Villa and talking to hispanics in Park City. Dold's war on Women and his anti hispanic immigration views bought him bupkus!

Mildly interesting BS, avoid the truth, claim lies, spread propaganda, hide behind the poor, children and freeloaders.

Dold doesn't pay his emploees at Rose Pest overtime! In 2012...he doesn't pay overtime. He pays straight 8 hours per day plus 10% commission but you work...9...10...11 hours, plus 2 saturdays a month. Dold is a lawmaker (congressman) and a lawbreaker (labor laws) and is being sued right now. Ask him about overtime and why did he decided in 2010 to stop paying his techs overtime out of the blue! Oh...he won the election then...he didn't care about voters finding out...

Both these candidates suck. Both have more money than the average person, both are out of touch with society's middle class problems and both push their agendas on people instead of doing what voters ask. That's not democracy.

But hey, you fools keep nominating these people, then spend all day on here complaining about them from both sides. See a pattern?

If you're under 55, you can forget about Medicare. If you're under 52, you can forget about Social Security. The game is up.

http://brucekrasting.blogspot.com/2012/04/on-social-security-2012-report-to.html

SENIORS, google "IPAB." (Independent Payment Advisory Board). The DEMOCRATS have created a RATIONING board just for you! Hidden in Obama's gigantic health and stimulous bills, is a 15 member board, operating outside of Congress, appointed by the President, JUST TO CUT SPENDING ON YOUR MEDICAL TREATMENTS, right after the election, of course. Hurry up on those hip and knee operations. - heart procedures too. So much for your "quality of life," granny and gramps......

Kathy, you seem to hold all the facts about Republicans wanting people to die. The irony in your post shows just how ill informed and opinionated you seem to be.

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From July when this article first appeared to today, Schneider still has not explained how he will preserve and save Medicare, which is rapidly going broke. Typical Democrat. Keep on spending until the money runs out then shoot for a band aid solution. He won't even tell us what band aid he will apply!

Similarly, Schneider has had several months now to disclose his income tax returns and his "business" which has generated no revenues since January of 2010. He has filed documents indicating his net worth is between $5 to $25 million. Maybe this explains his lack of interest in fixing Medicare. He has no personal worries about money and retirement, unlike the rest of us.

His lack of transparency and vagueness has been a hallmark of his campaign.

The Democrats did pressure Rep. Wyden, a Democrat, into walking away from the Ryan plan. So I guess that means that they did do something. They voted to let Medicare run out of cash and leave seniors high and dry.

Doing nothing kills Medicare. Repeating this old article in an attempt to help the struggling Schneider campaign refocus their unfocused message just shows how callous Schneider is on this subject.

You mean that 85 year old can choose between many medicare suppliment and medi-gap programs, all sold by independent insurance companies or the AARP, but is too stupid/feeble/ignorant to make a choice among regular insurance plans. You certainly have a very low opinion of other people's ability to make decisions concerning themselves.