Wow, i’m over 65 and retired, on SS and Medicare, have lived in NM since 1955. I paid SS taxes since I was 15, paid Medicare taxes till I retired. Now I pay the Medicare Premium about $104.00 a month and the deductible and the 20% co-pay. It seems the posters here lump us in the medicaid pile that pay no premium, no deductible, no co-pay and get dental and eye care the elderly who need those 2 most don’t get in Medicare. I do not consider myself as an entitlement moocher or welfare state recipient. I know people still working but within the ACA guidelines and get an ACA premium subsidy where they pay a smaller premium than medicare recipients do. Getting lumped in constantly as some welfare moocher makes you want to turn in your conservative badge.
I think the poster was just saying that most people on Medicare or Medicaid look to government for greater benefits. You are not “most”, however.
With most people who work for a living, Social Security is not a choice. It is a requirement.
It is the same with Medicare. Once you hit 65, you are required to be on Medicare Part A. No choice. You are dragooned into it by law.
These are not "optionals" like welfare, SNAP/EBT, Medicaid, and a host of other Democrat Party voter "benefits". They are Federally mandated law. Sure, they were passed by Democrats with the intention of making people dependent on their largesse but they are not optional.
I don't want to be lumped in with the welfare and Gibsmedat crowd either just because I hit 65 and am on them as well.