President Obama unveils populist budget

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What about Medicare Means Testing? That will affect the middle class, not the wealthy:

There are some incredibly complex formulas in the budget on this...the short and simple of it is that means testing is in there. This may sound progressive, but the reality of the incomes of those on Medicare means that means testing will cut benefits all the way down to folks who made in the mid 40's: http://www.ncpssm.org/entitledtoknow/?p=2188

...an increase in premiums on higher incomes:

“While some tout increasing means testing in Medicare as a way to insure ‘rich’ seniors pay their share, the truth is, the middle-class will take this hit too. Medicare has already been means tested since 2007 and the number of beneficiaries subject to higher premiums is already increasing. Proposals that target even more Medicare beneficiaries for increasing premiums will ultimately impact beneficiaries with modest incomes.” Max Richtman, President and CEO

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I see nothing in the Kaiser piece linked to that supports the "middle class" claim or the $47,000 threshold.