Robert Schaab says health care for seniors should not bankrupt the next generation. "There has to be some changes made. The seniors are going to have to give in. I mean we can not absolutely destroy the younger class. I mean, they have been awful generous to us. And I think we got to give something back," he said.
Republicans would like to eventually make Medicare a voucher program, guaranteeing a limited amount of money for health care.
But critics, like 88-year-old Democrat Eufaula Fraizer, fear the vouchers would not cover costs and would hurt the poor.
“I do not like the voucher plan. I prefer letting it stay just like it is. I do not like the voucher plan. Not even for nothing," she said.
Republicans say President Obama is cutting $700 billion from Medicare to pay for what they call 'Obamacare' - to give more citizens access to health insurance. The president says he has been working to decrease medical costs, not coverage for seniors.
Many Democrats, like 82-year-old Helen Portner, support the president's efforts. And Portner says she would be willing to pay more taxes to do it.
“I am willing right now, willing to give an additional amount of money to Medicare if I thought it was going to help those people that did not have enough money to bear the cost of what medical expenses are today, and as you know they are extremely high," she said.
Analysts say Florida seniors' opinions on the Medicare debate reflect their individual political ideologies and are not likely to give either presidential candidate an advantage.
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