Republicans thank Seniors for their vote by Proposing Medicare Plan Which makes Seniors Pay Most of crooksandliars.com Many Tea Party seniors came out and voted for Republicans in the mid term elections hoping for a John Birch-like solution to our economic problems. It's a little tough Goin' Galt at that age, but what they got as Dean Baker points out is an overhaul plan that destroys their sainted Medicare plan and puts the burden of the health care completely on their own income according to the CBO.