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DEBATE from page 2 — a sharp spike in food stamps, economic growth lower this year than last” and “23 million people ut of work or stropped looking for work.” But Obama criticized Romney’s prescriptions nd his refusal to raise taxes and said, “if you take uch an unbalanced approach then that means you re going to be gutting our investment in schools nd education ... health care for seniors in nursing omes (and) for kids with disabilities.” Not surprisingly, the two men disagreed over Medicare, a flash point since Romney placed Wisonsin Rep. Paul Ryan on his ticket. The president repeatedly described Romney’s lan as a “voucher program” that would raise out-ofocket costs on seniors. He continued, directly addressing the voters at ome: “If you’re 54 or 55 you might want to listen ecause this will affect you.” Romney said he doesn’t support any changes for urrent retirees or those close to retirement. “If you’re 60 or 60 and older you don’t need to sten further,” he said, but he contended that funamental changes are needed to prevent the system rom becoming insolvent as millions of baby boom eneration Americans become eligible. Romney also made a detailed case for repealing
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Obamacare, the name attached to the health care plan that Obama pushed through Congress in 2010. “It has killed jobs,” he said, and argued that the best approach is to “do what we did in my state.” Though he didn’t say so, when he was governor Massachusetts passed legislation that required residents to purchase coverage — the so-called individual mandate that conservatives and he oppose on a national level. Romney also said that Obamacare would cut $716 billion from Medicare over the next decade. The president said the changes were part of a plan to lengthen the program’s life, and he added that AARP, the seniors lobby, supports it. Jim Lehrer of PBS drew moderator’s duties, with Obama getting the first question and Romney the last word. Five weeks before Election Day, early voting is under way in scattered states and beginning in more every day. Opinion polls show Obama with an advantage nationally and in most if not all of the battleground states where the race is most likely to be decided. That put particular pressure on Romney to come up with a showing strong enough to alter the course of the campaign. The sputtering economy served as the debate
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