Thank God I am 55 so I make the cut with Romney's death date for SSI and Medicare...

[WCGreen]

Seriously, vouchers are not worth the paper they are written on.

Where would we be if we depended on the free market...

[RagAss]

1. The cutoff date was 1955 not 55 years old.....

The plan was established in 2010 and applied to people 55 then(who were born in 1955).

[flamingdem]

6. Everyone makes that mistake, it's even more people who would be impacted

57 years old with under ten years to medicare you'd be chopped

[RagAss]

12. Yes...I've put a frown on many a 55 year old freeper's face by telling them that.

[flamingdem]

16. The pukes tried divide and conquer with that

it's a very low aspect of human nature to figure - well I got mine - they get the percent that likes seeing the other guy screwed and it add to their numbers ... ugh

[HiPointDem]

23. so are you in romney's plan or out if you were born in '55?

[RagAss]

24. You will make the cut if you were born in 1955...BUT....

Who gives a shit about Romney's plan....he ain't winning shit

[HiPointDem]

25. just wanted to be clear on what he was saying.

[flamingdem]

2. The year is 1955 and later off the rolls are you sure?

That's what Ryan said originally

[RagAss]

4. That is true.

[Terra Alta]

3. My mom turned 54 last week

she just barely misses the cut, and I'll be damned if I let a Rmoney/Lyin' Ryan administration throw her under the bus.

[MichiganVote]

10. The cut off means nothing-all they do is change the rules right under your feet

They WILL crash both age groups.

[MichiganVote]

5. I'd like to sign on for one of those death panels. There's a few republicans I'd like to

help meet their maker-Ronald Reagan.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. My husband and I are just below that. We are screwn.

[MichiganVote]

11. Their words mean nothing. They WILL find ways to raise it for everyone.

[mother earth]

8. Seriously...at a time in your life when every penny counts they want to cut more!

They are heartless elitists.

[GoCubsGo]

9. Lucky you.

That sleazy, little fuck wants the rest of us to work until we have one foot in the grave.

[Art_from_Ark]

18. Just one foot?

[pa28]

13. Must be nice for you.

With another 30 years of paying into the system I'm not so lucky.

[treestar]

14. poor me at 53!

[jeff47]

15. Why on earth do you think they'd stop at 55?

Sure, the story now is that 55+ is covered.

Why would you think the Republicans would stick to that after they'd screwed 54 and under?

[sarcasmo]

17. The Republicans new plan for those under 55.

Work until you Die!

[AnnieBW]

19. I'm 47 and worried

I have health care and retirement, but I saw how well my father was treated with Medicare when he died. I don't want no stinkin' voucher!

[salin]

20. I am only a handful of years younger... will need to save

about 10K a year (beyond living expenses, and beyond regular savings/investments) to have the money to pay the difference.

Why is that not part of the discussion? How much annually people need to have set aside/invested annually who are 50, who are 45, who are 40, who are 35 etc. How many people can find an extra net savings of 10K a year?

[wisteria]

21. I am not sure about that. I am 56 and I would get a voucher.

That is what the plan summary I read says.

[WCGreen]

22. I am also on Medicare now because of disability....

I would never have thought to go on the dole, as my Irish Grandfather would say.

It took my doctor to convince me that I was not going to get better before I applied for Disability.

Sure, I have gotten more than I put in, but both my mom and dad paid a lot more in than they ever received.

[antigop]

26. we've already been there with the "free market" -- why do you think Medicare came about? n/t