[Southack]

"Based on the historical evidence at hand, the expansion of this program is easily foreseeable."

Nonsense. This bill sets in motion the Privatization of Medicare. How is the expansion of a Private program easily forseeable?!

Therefor, either argue the actual numbers in this bill, or else admit that you are arguing about speculative straw men that may never even come to pass. Is your argument so weak that you have to invent numbers, after all, or can you make your case based upon what is written in the current bill?

[NittanyLion]

Therefore, either argue the actual numbers in this bill, or else admit that you are arguing about speculative straw men that may never even come to pass. Is your argument so weak that you have to invent numbers, after all, or can you make your case based upon what is written in the current bill?

Well, let me see. I have to limit my case to only the numbers in the bill, yet you get to speculate about privatization that may or may not come to pass?

I read you loud and clear. LOL.

[gimmealewinsky]

39.5 blah blah, additional legilsation, blah blah.
Then after that ten years, all the boomers are dining at the trough of free drugs. Provided by threat of force by the younger people struggling to get started in life. You then think the program will what? Be reauthorized with another 400 billion? That's it? No growth necessary or needed? You can argue the " facts at hand" all you want, I happen to know what the original great society estimates where and it ain't pretty.