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Politics : HOWARD DEAN -THE NEXT PRESIDENT? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (2041)	1/16/2004 4:10:51 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 3079

I'm not a New Englander & never heard of Hartford Advocate before following link to the article(with which I agree). After reviewing the site, I agree SOME of their material is a little over the top but most of it is in agreement with America's disgruntled electorate. For instance, I agree with the following: Ejection 2004 January 15, 2004 President Bush's Medicare "reform" bill gives giant companies an incentive to cut retirees' prescription care and let them eat government cake instead. Three months ago, the Spender-in-Chief said his Medicare proposal would include tax subsidies for employers that keep retirees' drug coverage. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported a sneaky about-face: The bill now allows companies to drastically reduce retirees' coverage -- while still getting the tax break. The new provision's major backers: four companies whose executives contributed a combined $2.6 million to Bush and his party since 2000. Coming in November: An early retirement opportunity for George W. Bush. --Dan Levine, Chris Harris and Carole Bass got this week's Scoop.