The Citizen-Times

Elections have consequences. One consequence that might surprise Donald Trump voters is the attempt by Paul Ryan and his Republican caucus to change Medicare into a voucher system. If Trump and the Republicans had campaigned on gutting Medicare then that would be fair enough, but I didn’t hear anyone promising to go after Medicare before the election.

Oddly enough, Paul Ryan claimed that Obamacare was the reason that he had to gut Medicare even though the Medicare trust fund was extended 11 years from 2017 to 2028 because of Obamacare savings. You would think that Ryan would know that. And if Obamacare is so bad, why does the Medicare replacement plan look like Obamacare?

If they pull this off I’m not sure whether we should call it senior Trumpcare or senior Ryancare but it certainly won’t be Medicare anymore.

Bob Dare, Weaverville