From my persprective, it’s a question of not screwing the folks who have been paying into the Medicare monstrosity for the last 44 years.
I opposed Medicare back when I was a senior in high school. The scheme was passed under LBJ and we were stuck with paying for it. I started work when I graduated in ‘66 and I was compelled to pay taxes to support Medicare right off the bat and I am still paying them in the form of the Self-Employment Tax 43 years later.
I didn’t want Medicare but it was forced on me and now that I am in the program (due to disability from cancer), I am worried about the huge cuts that the Dhimmis are pushing. Am I a hypocrite to want to get out of Medicare what I put into it (actually, I am on a Medicare Advantage plan with Aetna)?
I’m sure that many conservative Medicare patients feel the same way. If there was some private option that I could turn to that wouldn’t mean throwing away the thousands of dollars that Medicare has received from me since ‘66, terrific. But no such plan exists and I’ve yet to hear of anybody proposing one. How such a thing would be economically viable I cannot imagine.
i agree but this is about more than medicare...they will pass another bill and fund it run by another zar to get there hands on more money...where is the ss lock box?
im more worried about this communist takeover that is going on.
is there something wrong with fr....i keep getting ping for same reply
If we are to continue as a Democratic country, then both Medicare and Social Security have to be phased out. It may take ten years (maybe more) to prevent unnecessary harm, but it must be done to preserve the constitution and prevent further control by the federal government. This was and is the continuing thread that allows the federal government control over our lives - it must be stopped.
This from one that is dependent upon Social Security and probably Medicare soon, I would rather it be stopped now to save the future for our kids...