[RayChuang88]

In the end, it comes down to this: both Social Security and Medicare from now on will come under increasing financial pressure as the Baby Boom generation (born between 1946 and 1964) start to reach retirement age, and will continue to do so for at least 25-30 years.

As such, both will need considerable reforming in order for both to be financial viable into the future.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Well young feller,

There’s yer dam hunnert.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

Social Security/Medicare and “financial viability” are an oxymoron.

....and they’ve been that way ever since they were “passed into law”.

If I were to put Pension and Medical care plans reflecting those two programs on paper for my company, I’d be disowned by my entire family, laughed out of town, thrown in jail for Falling-Down-Dumba$$ Fraud or All of The Above.

Next time you come across a politician touting the wonders of those CF’s, ask the fine fellow just why he’s not in them.

/lecture

[Morgan in Denver]

This wasn’t my quote but I agree with both you and the quote.