HealthCare Notes

12/19/11

Majority Of Americans Oppose GOP Efforts To Cut Back Medicare, Social Security

Majority Of Americans Oppose GOP Efforts To Cut Back Medicare, Social Security: pRuy Teixeira argues that Republican candidates who are calling for the elimination — or significant reduction — of programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, may have a hard time attracting general election voters, who overwhelmingly support the safety-net initiatives. According to a Pew survey, “58 percent thought it was more important to keep Social [...]/p