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HeiressofBickworth

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13. I understand that

Reply to du_grad (Reply #12)

Fri May 4, 2012, 12:59 AM

May 2012

but they will never RELY on medicare alone, like most people. Do you think Cheney paid 20% of his heart transplant costs? It's because they don't RELY on medicare that they don't care about people who must, people who don't have supplemental insurance available to them due to cost. If medicare didn't exist, the judges wouldn't bat an eyelash as it would make no difference to them. It's the empathy factor that's missing.

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Medicare Disruptions Seen If Health Law Is Struck Down By Supreme Court [View all] Purveyor May 2012 OP

As if 5 of those assholes even care. n/t ingac70 May 2012 #1

Some of them are seniors, and they probably rely on Medicare. JDPriestly May 2012 #9

they aren't on Medicare.... ingac70 May 2012 #14

Ginsburg, Scalia, Breyer and Kennedy would qualify for Medicare. JDPriestly May 2012 #16

Why would they take it when they get insurance throught their employer? ingac70 May 2012 #17

I have the insurance they have and it's far from the best in this country. expatriate2mex May 2012 #18

This is not good (in more ways than one) joeglow3 May 2012 #2

I'm not sure I see this as a sign of throwing in the towel........ Swede Atlanta May 2012 #3

Everybody and their Dog Knows the Supreme Court will Overturn It AndyTiedye May 2012 #6

+1 freshwest May 2012 #8

I thought this was already a done deal. Denninmi May 2012 #4

They can and do change their minds while writing the opinions. joeglow3 May 2012 #5

This is even more reason for the highly partisan Court to overturn the ACA. Bandit May 2012 #7

There are elderly justices on the Supreme Court. JDPriestly May 2012 #10

I doubt they rely on Medicare, and never will HeiressofBickworth May 2012 #11

Medicare is always the primary payer du_grad May 2012 #12

I understand that HeiressofBickworth May 2012 #13

If something is unconsitutional, we should keep it to avoid disruptions? happyslug May 2012 #15