Seniors Still Rejecting Tired ObamaCare Sales Pitch

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Last weekend, the President used his weekly address to try his sales pitch once again on seniors who remain highly skeptical of ObamaCare. However, there is very good reason seniors have not been swayed by the Administration's efforts to win their support for the new law. Despite the President's campaign, bolstered by a $700,000 taxpayer-funded ad attempting to assure seniors that their benefits won't be affected by the ObamaCare, seniors know that the President's rhetoric simply does not add up. According to today's POLITICO:

"Despite the administration's focus on persuading seniors that the health care law is a good deal for them, there are increasing signs that they are not being swayed.

""It's going to be a really tough sell,' said political analyst William Galston, who worked in the Clinton administration and is now at the Brookings Institution. "It's difficult for them to see how this bill will make them better off, given that a substantial portion of the savings will come out of Medicare Advantage."

Recently, the non-partisan website factcheck.org found that claims made in the taxpayer-funded ObamaCare ad were false, stating that "[T]he truth is, for millions of seniors, benefits won't remain the same." Factcheck.org cited a report by the Administration's own Medicare actuary which found that ObamaCare could force as many as seven million Americans off of their current Medicare coverage.

In his weekly address, the President claimed that his Administration's policies have added 12 years to Medicare's expected solvency. Unfortunately, the facts once again don't support the President's rhetoric. According to the Medicare actuary, "the highly touted gain of 12 years of additional solvency for Medicare from the health overhaul is largely an "appearance,' stemming from how Medicare cuts are handled under federal accounting rules."

The President also touted prescription reimbursement checks that have gone out to seniors. What the President didn't mention, however, was that only one in 10 seniors will receive the one-time benefit.

It is clear that President Obama's latest $700,000 PR blitz cannot obscure the facts about ObamaCare: It will force millions of seniors off Medicare, cut benefits, and raid Medicare funds to create a massive new entitlement. The American people, and especially American seniors, deserve better.

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