[artichokegrower]

The Social Security tax on the makers including Medicare runs about 15.2%. With Obamacare this should soon double.

[oh8eleven]

spent $936 billion last year on health programs including Medicare ... a jump of 13 percent from 2014
The graying Baby Boomers will have an impact on Medicare for a loooong time.

[Gaffer]

7.65% from the worker, 7.65% from the employer. Self employed gets hit with both. The 7.65% is 6.2% for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare.

[eyeamok]

Yep we really need PEACE now more than ever
Public Employee Affordable Care Enrollment Act.

All Persons that can be classified as a “Public Employee”, Shall purchase their own individual and family Health Insurance from the Affordable Care Act Exchange.

PROBLEM SOLVED

A President Trump or Cruz could force the issue by Executive Order, because with either one as President, there is NO WAY IN HELL the GOPe will send a bill repealing Obamacare to a Republican President, he Might actually sign it.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Cloward-Piven.

Throw the budget so deep into a black hole that rebuilding the military will be impossible.

[2001convSVT]

“Federal healthcare spending tops Social Security for the first time”

No problem Uncle Sam will just print more money, problem solved. /s