“I paid in”
Medicare depends on individual situations, obviously, but many, MANY recipients have gotten FAR more than they have put in, including interest, which makes them-—WELFARE CASES.
In the case of Social Security, with today’s longevity, the vast majority of recipients get out far more than they put in. Which makes them welfare cases also.
Somebody needs to tell these users the facts of life. The gravy train is over.
We can wean ourselves off it the easy way or simply have the curtain crash down all of a sudden.
And monetizing the debt will produce the same eventual result.
Get hip...or get creamed.
(1) Freepers are way, way more conservative than the electorate at large;
(2) Freepers are more knowledgeable about the debt crisis than the electorate at large; and
(3) A sizable number of Freepers still hold to the "I paid for it - Government promised me - I'm entitled to it all until I die" mindset....
I honestly despair of a real solution which won't be demagogued until abandoned.
We're just going to ride the Medicare train until the wheels come clean off with an almighty crash.