It would be more correct to say the Romney/Ryan “robbed” future Medicare recipients of benefits they’ve already been paying for.

Calling something a cut or robbery when it’s actually a much needed reform is political scumbaggery.

Now, a dose of reality - under Obamacare, I don’t believe that Medicare will actually be “cut” (or slowed or whatever) $700 billion. These projections seem to rarely turn out to be true, and if quality starts to suffer (due to lack or resources, such as a sufficient number of providers willing to take less money for Medicare patients), you can bet our aging population isn’t going to let that happen. And anyone who thinks you can get the same thing for significantly less money is kidding themselves. So even if the benefits are the same, it seems entirely possible quality and availability will suffer. It’s going to be a real problem, and one that Romney could more honestly exploit.