[oh8eleven]

You are still getting a boatload of free money from the government.
Oh yeah, he's just raking in that free money on Medicare.
First of all, what the hell is he supposed to do? The law says he has to take it.
More importantly, he paid for Medicare (as all of us on Medicare did) for all the decades he worked. And now has to continue to pay monthly premiums for it.
WTF did you come up with this boatload of free money?

[JCBreckenridge]

“More importantly, he paid for Medicare (as all of us on Medicare did) for all the decades he worked.”

So exempt us from paying into the program today, since what you paid in should cover you in your retirement. We both know that isn’t true.

[arista]

More importantly, he paid for Medicare (as all of us on Medicare did) for all the decades he worked. And now has to continue to pay monthly premiums for it.

The fact that he paid taxes during his working years in no way justifies taxing current working people. Many young people are working hard, trying to save enough to buy their first house and start a family. That becomes a lot more difficult if they are losing 15% of your income right off the top to Medicare and Social Security taxes.

[Fledermaus]

No one is forced to go on Medicare.