116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Home / Opinion / Letters to the Editor
Ben Lange will do what's right for seniors
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Oct. 18, 2012 1:44 pm
Bruce Braley would like you to believe that Ben Lange hates old people and wants to cut off Medicare benefits to seniors. He also would like you to believe that Lange has no plan to help keep Medicare afloat. He also would like voters to buy into the lie that ObamaCare will be what saves seniors and Medicare.
Lange has repeated time and again that he opposes any changes to Medicare for those who are over 55 years of age. What that means is that nothing would change for those who are currently on Medicare, or who will be on Medicare within the next 10 years.
Lange does have a plan to help save Medicare. Check it out for yourself at his website. Part of Lange's plan would provide options for those who are still years away from Medicare age. Giving us options, letting future generations have more choices that fit needs.
Braley's vote for ObamaCare was a vote for a cut in Medicare - $716 billion to be exact.
I am 84 and I trust Lange to do the right thing for seniors and all Americans.
Joyce Wiese
Toledo
Opinion content represents the viewpoint of the author or The Gazette editorial board. You can join the conversation by submitting a letter to the editor or guest column or by suggesting a topic for an editorial to editorial@thegazette.com