February 10, 2006
BLAME W (via Timothy Goddard):
Everett man sold on plan: Medicare switch has helped him save time and money (Sharon Salyer, 2/10/06, Daily Herald)
Theo Afman said he's had enough of picking up the paper and reading about people who have had problems with the new Medicare prescription drug plan."It's always negative," he said. "Let me put my two cents in. There are things that really work. This is one of them."
Afman, 75, and his wife, Jean, 72, used to make regular trips to Abbotsford, B.C., so they could save money on their 11 prescriptions.
Since signing up for a prescription drug plan through the new Medicare program, the Everett couple simply walk to their mailbox to get their pills.
That short walk saves them about $340. "I couldn't believe it," Theo Afman said.
With their typical short-sightedness, Democrats are distancing themselves from a plan that Americans insisted on and that will be popular once the inevitable kinks are worked out. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 10, 2006 7:06 PM
A number of which kinks are of the sudden acceleration variety.
Posted by: David Cohen at February 10, 2006 7:19 PM$340 on pills or gasoline?
Posted by: jdkelly at February 10, 2006 7:42 PMMr Afman is no doubt able to read.........something other than AARP criticisms.
Posted by: ed at February 10, 2006 8:01 PMEd - to be fair most of the GOP and conservative sites are still ripping Bush over this plan. And didn't an article come out recently saying it projected 20% less expense for the Medicare plan as elders picked cheaper plans?
Posted by: AWW at February 10, 2006 8:30 PMSocialism is usually popular, until the inevitable crash and burn....
Posted by: PapayaSF at February 10, 2006 10:06 PMThe real advantage is not having to deal with Canadian Customs walking off the job, like they did again today.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at February 11, 2006 1:56 AM