Re: How Obama lost the Senior vote to Paul Ryan
Seniors from the middle class have many things on their minds.
First of course is Medicare Plus which Obama did not just gut... he beheaded it in the coming years and Seniors know it.
But what many liberals fail to see also weighs on Seniors minds.
First to cover is their retirement accounts. Prior to Obama it was not unreasonable to earn 5% on a CD or IRA. A $360,000 account could achieve about $1500 a month on the interest. Couple that with Social Security and many were feeling decent (to their standards) at about $3000 a month.
Come to now... banks are offering 0.35% for money market accounts. 0.9% for a CD.
Most retirees are lucky if they can pull $270 a month from their accounts which means after Social Secuity they earn $1770 a month.
Couple this with inflation on food costs (corn to ethanol anyone?) and rising fuel costs (it was near $2.00 a gallon when Obama took over, now it is near $4.00 a gallon and rising).
Obama has squeezed them for all they have and they feel it.
This is why when Obama tried to attack Paul on Medicare it bounced.
Paul will remove Obamacare and restore Medicare. He will make it so future users can use a different, more efficient system while not affecting current enrollee's.
Obama is the first liberal to ever lose the Senior vote. How fail is that?
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