It's also not helping him retain support when he is battling his Retirees in their legal fight to maintain their access to Medicare - a benefit that the last administration tried to steal away, and his administration continued after calling it a "bait n switch" when he was a candidate. Privatizing Medicare, and leaving retirees with one inferior managed health plan is wrong, and as the Court agreed, would cause irreparable harm to Retirees. After seven losses in Court, one has to ask why he pursues Appeal after Appeal, of course, using TaxPayer dollars to do so - in many cases OUR DOLLARS! Protecting the Federal Public Health Benefit of Medicare is a Democratic Party Platform position. It Was President Johnson, MLK and labor unions that got the Medicare Act Passed in 1965. Pissing off retirees, who make up a large NYC voting block is a big mistake. When active union workers find out this is coming to them next, he will have a bigger problem. These workers will not just be angry at their union leaders for agreeing to reduce benefits or shifting costs but be angry at the Mayor for letting it happen even though it was a Bloomberg and DiBlasio-era initiative. Retirees are watching.
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