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Cleita

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42. Wash your mouth out with bleach.

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 07:49 PM

Nov 2012

There is nothing wrong with Medicare that can't be fixed with three steps:

Make Medicare Part D stop being a candy store for Big PhRMA and allow Medicare to barter for drugs like the VA does.

Get rid of the Medicare Advantage programs that are candy stores for private insurance companies. Offer a supplement to be administered by Medicare and which will be cheaper altogether than what people get from the advantage programs.

Lift the FICA cap on rich people and fix both Medicare and Social Security at the same time.

It is my hope that in time Medicare will replace Obamacare, which could run into fiscal problems down the line.

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Is Medicare worth saving? [View all] kentuck Nov 2012 OP

Prove your assertion leftstreet Nov 2012 #1

I think it is common knowledge... kentuck Nov 2012 #2

I heard on every tv that Iraq had WMD leftstreet Nov 2012 #4

Can you find one? kentuck Nov 2012 #5

You first. You made the assertion n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #6

You are the one disputing it. kentuck Nov 2012 #8

Jesus leftstreet Nov 2012 #9

All of them. kentuck Nov 2012 #16

Nice post, Sarah Palin. Iggo Nov 2012 #56

Here is one lalalu Nov 2012 #12

Thanks! kentuck Nov 2012 #17

There is no need to and it won't happen. lalalu Nov 2012 #21

Only Medicare Part A - hospital has a fund. That will become insolvent in 2024. dkf Nov 2012 #14

"If 47% of taxpayers do not pay income taxes" lalalu Nov 2012 #22

Excess social security receipts are what is represented by the trust fund dkf Nov 2012 #24

"yes it was all spent ages ago" lalalu Nov 2012 #25

The excess is the SS trust fund. dkf Nov 2012 #45

And where did the excess go? lalalu Nov 2012 #58

The excess is also the Medicare part a trust fund. dkf Nov 2012 #59

No, the excess funds were not used by recipients. That's the lie. lalalu Nov 2012 #60

Already receipts are not enough for benefits. If there were no trust fund they would have to cut dkf Nov 2012 #65

I have explained this to you several times. lalalu Nov 2012 #66

If those funds were already spent how is it the total benefits are being paid? dkf Nov 2012 #67

Umm, if you pay payroll taxes, you're paying into Medicare. SheilaT Nov 2012 #26

So where did I say anything else? lalalu Nov 2012 #28

Payroll taxes only pay for Medicare A, hospitals, not doctors or drugs. dkf Nov 2012 #46

I am on Social Security and paid into it for over 50 years. RebelOne Nov 2012 #34

Exactly lalalu Nov 2012 #37

Wow are you wrong jeff47 Nov 2012 #33

There is also the fact that American coporations lalalu Nov 2012 #38

China has their own currency and own their banks jeff47 Nov 2012 #44

Duh, of course they have their own banks and currency. lalalu Nov 2012 #57

There are two verbs in that subject. You missed the second. jeff47 Nov 2012 #63

Yes but I don't believe that is where the money came from. lalalu Nov 2012 #64

And we crushed Iraq. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2012 #55

Medicare is running a huge deficit? what? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #30

IMO, Medicare is currently undergoing a renovation that will lead to single payer. cbayer Nov 2012 #3

Neither of those controls cost of care enough. dkf Nov 2012 #7

Medicare is fine and a great program. lalalu Nov 2012 #10

only a libertarian President would ever do that former-republican Nov 2012 #15

let's stop this bullshit first former-republican Nov 2012 #20

Agree lalalu Nov 2012 #23

It's not rosy looking by any means but it still can be fixed former-republican Nov 2012 #11

Not only worth saving, but strengthening. closeupready Nov 2012 #13

Bingo! kentuck Nov 2012 #18

I don't know exactly what the status of Medicare is Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #19

That would be giving Medicare entirely over to private medical insurance former-republican Nov 2012 #29

That's not what I was suggesting Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #36

Medicare is not only worth saving, but needs to be expanded, SheilaT Nov 2012 #27

Make Medicare for all. Cut down the costs on becoming glowing Nov 2012 #31

Yes. This is what must be done. dchill Nov 2012 #51

Of course it is. We do need to make some changes that makes the rampant fraud Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #32

I hope so. Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #35

if you don't have any money, then Obamacare will pay for your premiums or provide Medicaid CreekDog Nov 2012 #61

Yes. It has been a cost efficient use of national resources. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #39

It made the end of my mother's life much better lunatica Nov 2012 #40

Social Security deducts monthly premiums for both Medicare and prescriptions. dmr Nov 2012 #41

Thanks for bringing this up. Cleita Nov 2012 #43

Wash your mouth out with bleach. Cleita Nov 2012 #42

Ryan pushed replacing Medicare with voucher care - and said the plan was like Obama care karynnj Nov 2012 #47

Not replace loyalsister Nov 2012 #48

Replace with national health care for all!, and tax the rich B Calm Nov 2012 #49

Yes it is worth saving. My parents can see a doctor because of it. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #50

Yes. And expanding to all Americans. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #52

Single Payer Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #53

it has to be saved because as far as brokechris Nov 2012 #54

Kinda but I think we should actually expand Tricare to the nation the more I think on it. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #62