[Bob Ireland]

***you have to see that Medicare is really just an old-age welfare benefit***

Then please campaign to cancel the program... I don't mind. Just have them stop charging me when they stop the benefits.

[1rudeboy]

Then please campaign to cancel the program....

Given the premise of your first post is true, isn't that what Rush is doing?

[Sparticus]

Then please campaign to cancel the program... I don't mind. Just have them stop charging me when they stop the benefits.

Actually, I'm not saying that we should do away with old-age benefits. They do need serious reform, though, like means testing and eliminating arbitrary age kick-ins. Given our desperate financial situation, we're going to have to start expecting people to continue working while they are physically able to. We can't afford to give healthy and fit 65 year olds welfare just because they've passed some magic age.