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.
Given my experience - as stated repeatedly on this thread - I would think privatizing Medicare would pose a solution to costs. Instead, the govt is moving to block all private involvement in the program... speaks volumes to me.
What the hateful ignorant dweebs on this thread will not understand is that - if Medicare is not workable: get rid of it! I will support that. I do not need anyone subsidizing me for anything. The state of Florida keeps trying to get me to apply for Medicaid for more coverage. I tear up the letters and throw them out.
See how stupid most of the haters on this thread are?