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Published December 29, 2010, 12:00 AM

Fred Wemer


Fred Wemer stands outside his home in Seattle, on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Wermer is a retired dentist and says Medicare pays his medical bills well enough, but he thinks there's a lot of waste in the program and doubts it will be there for his grandchildren. He opposes turning Medicare into a voucher plan for the purchase of private insurance because he doesn't trust the insurance companies. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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