[WhiteGuy]

The cost estimates of the Medicare bill are of great concern..........

$500 Thousand Million over 10 years in NEW spending (wealth transfers)...........

For many, this is the only issue, new spending.

[My2Cents]

I've acknowledged the cost concern in the article. But I'm also appealing to people to show some integrity and consider other aspects of the bill which will begin to reign-in the overall costs of the program.

To bang on the price tag and say "this is the only issue that matters" is short-sighted. The price tag is a concern, but consider the other issues which may mitigate that price tag.