Barack Obama criticized McCain’s healthcare plan by saying that it would deplete the existing health programs for the poor and elderly.
Obama remarked at a rally in Virginia,"It turns out Senator McCain would pay for part of his plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare - $882 billion worth - $882 billion in Medicare cuts to pay for an ill-conceived, badly thought through healthcare plan that wouldn't provide more healthcare to people, even as Medicare already faces a looming shortfall".
" It would mean fewer places to get care, and less freedom to choose your own doctors. You'll pay more for your drugs, receive fewer services, and get lower quality care," Obama said of McCain's plan. "When you've worked hard your whole life, and paid into the system, . . . you shouldn't have the carpet pulled out from under you when you least expect it and can least afford it."
Obama’s criticism of McCain’s plan is being broadcast as a TV advertisement.
On the other hand McCain's campaign issued a statement saying Obama was "simply lying." The statement clarified that McCain plans to cut the expenditure but not benefits.
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