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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDown Memory Lane - we warned you granny
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/may/25/agenda-project/throw-granny-cliff-asks-what-country-would-be-with/
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Amid discussion of the Medicare overhaul proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., an ad created by the Agenda Project, a liberal group, cut through the clutter quite dramatically -- though with critics saying it was literally over the top.
The ad, set to "America the Beautiful," shows a man pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair toward a scenic overlook. At first, the woman is happy, enjoying the sights. But then the man picks up the pace, veers past warning signs and rushes toward a cliff. When he reaches the edge, he tips over the wheelchair, and the woman falls dramatically over the ledge. The man walks calmly away.
The ad contains no dialogue, so its point is made through a series of superimposed statements: "In 1965, Americans made Medicare into Law. Today, Medicare provides the health insurance for 46 million Americans. More than half of Americans on Medicare live on less than $28,000 a year. Now, Republicans want to privatize Medicare. Is America beautiful without Medicare?"
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Down Memory Lane - we warned you granny (Original Post)
malaise
Jan 2018
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bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)1. Fabulous!!
malaise
(269,157 posts)3. That was one of the best ads of all time
I still love it
FM123
(10,054 posts)2. A picture is worth a thousand words!
I wish that repugs could see this and feel something in their heart, moving them to make more compassionate choices for older Americans but unfortunately they seem to have no heart. No heart at all.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)4. Great Post....thank you...I recall when Medicare became the law..and,
Republicans had two arguments against it.
1. Doctors would lose money from that law
2. Much too expensive for the government to run.
.......oh, guess what....both have been proven to be ...false....what do you know? The Republicans lied again.
Oh one more fact....because of Medicare, millions of people have avoided declaring bankruptcy (including the writer of this post)