There were going to be some awfully mad Seniors if that 21% cut went into effect ... :-) ...
>>There were going to be some awfully mad Seniors if
>>that 21% cut went into effect .
Boo hoo for them and their morbidly obese “Donut hole”s.
And rightfully so - just because a program sucks and shouldn't exist does not mean that many older folks didn't get roped in by the government and they "paid" for the care with wage deductions over decades. They shouldn't be thrown overboard. Then there's aging military who have TriCare Prime as their insurance - they pay Medicare from SS and then Tricare makes up the difference to the doctors. Getting rid of Medicare now, or crippling it would hurt a lot of folks who have no other viable alternative due to prior government meddling. Getting rid of it would be good, but it needs to be staged and stepped down instead of a quick jerk of the rug.