Gilbert Gutknecht: “Why is it that Washington is unable to address and solve a political problem until it becomes a crisis? Why is it that…”

“Why is it that Washington is unable to address and solve a political problem until it becomes a crisis? Why is it that Washington's answer to any problem is to take more in taxes and waste more in spending? Well, they are doing it again, but this time it's serious. This time it's about Medicare. The President and the bureaucrats in Washington say there is no problem. I do not agree. The President wants everyone to ignore the financial problems surrounding Medicare, but I will not be silent. We have a moral imperative to fight back. And America needs to fight back as well. What would you think of your Federal Government if it knew Medicare was in trouble, yet did nothing to save it? What would you think of the politicians in Washington if they had the figures in their hands and knew the truth, yet chose to do nothing? What would you think of your Member of Congress if he or she allowed Medicare to go bankrupt when they could have saved it? You would be pretty angry. Right? You would never forgive them. You would vote against them next November. Well, guess what? That is exactly what the President has done. He knows the numbers. He knows what his own Medicare trustees have found. The trustees have admitted that Medicare is hemorrhaging money at a frightening rate. They have admitted that the program will soon be bankrupt. That is right. Bankrupt. That is not a joke. That is not some political claim. That is a fact. President Clinton knows it.”