[TomGuy]

Medicare is the problem.

[That and SS are the 2 WE have been paying into for decades. If Washington would quit writing IOU’s and stealing from the trust fund, Medicare/SS would NOT be the problem.]

[Sacajaweau]

Medicare may be the problem but it the only program besides SS that has been funded out of out paychecks for over 50 years and where money has been used to pay for other government functions annually. It’s a damn kitty...and that’s whast Obamacare wil. be, too.

[kabar]

If Washington would quit writing IOU’s and stealing from the trust fund, Medicare/SS would NOT be the problem.]

That is NOT the reason why the entitlement programs are unsustainable. They have actuarial problems associated with an aging society. When the average Medicare recipient receives three times in benefits than they made in contributions, you cannot sustain such a system. You need to cut benefits or raise taxes or a combination of both.