Page 16 - Means Testing News Today

Agreement to turn it off. >> senator, im going to open this back up to our panel. katrina, i think its an important question sam skrks the question of sequestration, which has been sidelined and in the process the goalposts have decidedly been moved to the right. this is a strategic question for democrats. >> absolutely. >> how much will they push and how much ground to republicans they dont know despite all that polling whether they want to open the government back up. >> i think youre right th...

There was a large amount of people not paying any attention to it whatsoever because it was senior prescription drug coverage. seniors however, were paying a lot of attention to it. and they signed up. when they signed up for the program three bad things happened. more people signed up than were expected. they signed up quicker than was expected. and they used it more than was expected. the so-called utilization rate was higher, and yet, this year is the 10th anniversary of the passage of that l...

Have. the snap program and others and electronic benefit transfer cards and there is no means testing. look, we have a government that is using taxpayer dollars to solicit people to go on the programs. >> thank you for joining us this week. >> coming up, the white house tour still cancelled and i hope the president is listening before he heads on the next trip. over pie charts all day. i want to travel, and i want the income to do it. ishares incomes etfs. low cost and diversified. find out why ...

Most vulnerable to a group that was relatively in power. so by putting food stamps and supplemental nutrition in the farm bill, you create a circumstance where you have to make that safety net available because it is linked up with farmers and all the farm subsidy s that have a huge interest. here is where you make it up, that even in the poorest circumstances that the people will not be forgotten. delink those things in a way it is extremely dangerous. >> this farm bill was terrible. because th...

Here is where you make it up, that even in the poorest circumstances that the people will not be forgotten. delink those things in a way it is extremely dangerous. >> this farm bill was terrible. because the $20 billion in cuts to snap was completely unacceptable. the expanding the crop -- >> the 26 people in the crop insurance people make more than a million. there is no means testing -- >> right, and let me say this. two amendments got voted down, one two people who make about $250,000. seems ...

Its our new maine stays! seafood, chicken, and more! ooh! the tilapia with roasted vegetables. im actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. that pork chop was great. no more fast food fridays. were going to go to red lobster... [ male announcer ] come try our new menu and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99! salad, sandwiches and more. im not sure i should do this, but for the sake of argument, accept the spin out of the white hou...

Seems to be engaged is basically his view trading off the reduction in social security, the more means testing of medicare for getting rid of some of these loopholes and deductions in a way that would increase revenue. thats the key. this is the second pass at getting the revenue the white house wants to take at this year. to me this looks like this is falling back on the same basic fault line thats driven politics nor the last generation, which is the republican position has been lets talk abou...

You know, just because youre for someone doesnt mean its just a blanket. you got to be able to challenge them and you got to be able to say heres what you need to be thinking about and here are the things you need to correct. >> so, if she got forced into a competitive primary and in an environment right now i dont know she said you know what i want grand bargain i want to change the cpi, i want more means testing. >> people like me need to say guess what that sucks. dont do it. and she would li...

System. you guys are going to do that, reason you? thats what youre planning to do, isnt it? just what i just said? >> well, i think if you look at the budget, the ryan budget, it had fundamental entitlement reforms and i think it called for some tax reform and i think part of that entitlement reform includes means testing which means rich people couldnt get the benefits that they were used to getting. i think thats part of this. let me defend greg walden here for a second. his job is to elect r...

Live? why would you breathe smoke for three hours in a metal tube? on mashedicare, means testing, people understand that. you want it to survive. for instance shouldnt you pay more for your medicare when you get there which is a long way, away, joe, since you just turned 50? >> phil griffin only pays me $28 million a year to do this. >> you have a long time to get there before you save up and be one of those people who get means tested. >> i get free tickets to the soccer game. >> you get as muc...