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TheWraith

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8. Geez, not this shit again.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 05:56 PM

Jun 2012

Hyperventilating and pants-wetting about a supposed conspiracy by Democrats to destroy Medicare? Funny, isn't it, how that claim came about RIGHT AFTER Democrats started hitting the Republicans with the Ryan budget's plan to end Medicare? And it was immediately picked up and pushed by all the Republican-friendly "left wing" media outlets like FireDogLake?

Yeah, I'm sure that's a coincidence!

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ACA elimination of Medicare Advantage subsidies is a very good thing [View all] eridani Jun 2012 OP

I don't get it... limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #1

ACA specifically allows age rating eridani Jun 2012 #3

The multiple is more than that now, not to mention women pay more now. Hoyt Jun 2012 #6

Any age rating at all is a total disaster for older people forced out of the labor market eridani Jun 2012 #7

Then they will get subsidies. I'm "aged," but I don't think those younger Hoyt Jun 2012 #11

Young people in other countries do, on the grounds that they expect to get old eridani Jun 2012 #13

Actually it is the insurance company that will get the subsidies eridani Jun 2012 #14

In other words, government is paying all or part of your premiums. Hoyt Jun 2012 #15

But not up front. You pay first, get money back later eridani Jun 2012 #16

Do you know how to adjust your tax withholding? Then you'll get it back same month. Hoyt Jun 2012 #18

You can adjust that with accuracy only if you have regular work at a consistent wgee eridani Jun 2012 #19

Fine, just refuse it because you will never be satisfied. Hoyt Jun 2012 #20

I'm fine. I'm on Medicare eridani Jun 2012 #21

I'm more concerned about everyone - not just one group. Hoyt Jun 2012 #22

They usually grandfather in people who "are approaching" retirement age SoCalDem Jun 2012 #2

Yes, if your employer has a decent insurance plan eridani Jun 2012 #4

The whole ACA has little effect on people who's employer has decent insurance liberal N proud Jun 2012 #5

FYI, employment for those 50+ is at an all time high. TheWraith Jun 2012 #9

You bloody well know that the real unemployment rate has nothing to do with eridani Jun 2012 #10

Geez, not this shit again. TheWraith Jun 2012 #8

No, it's the Republicans who are working at destroying Medicare. Dems are only guilty of eridani Jun 2012 #12

Let's see the URL clearly demostrating that Senator Ron Wyden is not lying. eridani Jun 2012 #17