The Republican Kick-Back Program

Medicare program should be overhauled "The Medicare prescription drug plan should be overhauled to make it simpler and less expensive, California Rep. Henry Waxman said Saturday in the Democrats' weekly radio address. Tens of thousands of elderly participants nationwide have been unable to receive medicines promised by the government since the drug benefit went into effect Jan.1. Waxman, the senior Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, said that in the plan's legislation, "corruption, incompetence, and an ideology that favors private profits over public programs all played a role."

The Republican Prescription Drug Rip-Off Plan, passed in the the middle of the night, with the vote held-over for an additional three hours so that Dennis Hasert could deliver it to Bush, is now estimated to cost close to $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. Bush said it would cost $400 billion. If you would like to read some interesting information as to how something so wrong, something that is essentially nothing but a slick maneuver by Republicans to have taxpayers give the pharmaceutical and insurance corporations about $700-800 billion in kick-backs, then try this. Democrats, led by Henry Waxman are trying to get your money back. Maybe you should contact him and thank him. And while you're at it, call your Congressman. And if he or she is a Republican, then it's 99% sure they voted for it back in 2003. If they're a Democrat, then it's the about 99% that they voted 'no'.