"What do Floridians think about the Romney-Ryan plan" - Obama, Barack Hussein - [FL] - [Democratic]

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P-SUMMARY: Floridians don't like that Romney Ryan plan cuts social programs SUBJECTS: Medicare; health care; negative campaigning ELECTION YEAR: 2012 OFFICE: United States President Offices and Issue Campaigns CREATOR: Barack Obama Truth Team FORMAT (legacy): Computer Download COMMUNICATION TYPE: Negative ICPSR: 99911 STATE ICPSR: 99 PARTY CODE: 100 GENDER (legacy): Male

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2012

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Well, I heard that Mitt Romney had chosen his running mate and it was Paul Ryan. Healthcare is, to me, is my number one priority now that I'm going on 65. I've heard that there are cuts across the board on social programs. Instead of cutting what can be cut and not hurting the American people. It just doesn't make any sense to cut Medicare. It will be a voucher plan. If we cut it now, what's going to happen to our middle class? Florida, we have a very large elderly population. Medicare is a boon for senior citizens who without that would choose between food and going to a doctor. Those kind of cuts are going to be incredibly painful to the working class person and because we're going to be the ones that are going to be paying for it. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, their party is looking to protect the wealthiest of the wealthy in our country. He's going to help the wealthiest Americans on the backs of the middle class. But somebody else needs to protect us and that's going to be our president.