Sunday, September 05, 2004 8:39:08 AM
Kerry slams Bush move
Published: 5 September 2004
Democrat John Kerry rebuked President George W Bush yesterday for trying to "bamboozle" US voters and burying the largest increase in Medicare history with an announcement at the start of a long holiday weekend.
Kerry questioned the timing of the Bush administration's announcement late on Friday that older Americans will have to pay about 17 per cent more next year for their government-run health insurance, the largest increase in Medicare's history.
"He promised again a couple of nights ago to strengthen Medicare," Kerry told a rally at a baseball stadium in Akron.
The centres for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced at the start of the Labour Day weekend that the elderly will pay $78.20 (BD29.4) per month for non-hospital services, up $11.60 from $66.60 this year.
"The news is hidden but it isn't going to be hidden for long on Americans, because what they did yesterday was this president made history twice," Kerry said.
"They're trying to fake it to the American people," he said. "They're trying to bamboozle you and throw around so much mud that you can't really break through and grab onto the things that are real in your lives."
Kerry said that with the release of anemic August jobs growth, Bush would become the first president since Herbert Hoover "to be absolutely certain on Election Day to have not created one single new job." "And ... medical premiums go up for senior citizens 17pc, the largest increase in Medicare premiums for 40 years," Kerry said.
"Who are they going to send the bill to? They're going to send the bill to our senior citizens, they're going to send the bill to all of you."
© 2004, Gulf Daily News
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/story.asp?Article=90962&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27169
Published: 5 September 2004
Democrat John Kerry rebuked President George W Bush yesterday for trying to "bamboozle" US voters and burying the largest increase in Medicare history with an announcement at the start of a long holiday weekend.
Kerry questioned the timing of the Bush administration's announcement late on Friday that older Americans will have to pay about 17 per cent more next year for their government-run health insurance, the largest increase in Medicare's history.
"He promised again a couple of nights ago to strengthen Medicare," Kerry told a rally at a baseball stadium in Akron.
The centres for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced at the start of the Labour Day weekend that the elderly will pay $78.20 (BD29.4) per month for non-hospital services, up $11.60 from $66.60 this year.
"The news is hidden but it isn't going to be hidden for long on Americans, because what they did yesterday was this president made history twice," Kerry said.
"They're trying to fake it to the American people," he said. "They're trying to bamboozle you and throw around so much mud that you can't really break through and grab onto the things that are real in your lives."
Kerry said that with the release of anemic August jobs growth, Bush would become the first president since Herbert Hoover "to be absolutely certain on Election Day to have not created one single new job." "And ... medical premiums go up for senior citizens 17pc, the largest increase in Medicare premiums for 40 years," Kerry said.
"Who are they going to send the bill to? They're going to send the bill to our senior citizens, they're going to send the bill to all of you."
© 2004, Gulf Daily News
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/story.asp?Article=90962&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27169
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