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Jersey Devil

(9,862 posts)
8. I fail to see how Social Security has anything to do with Medicare
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 05:34 PM
Aug 2018

or how having more boomers on Medicare would make it more expensive to add others who are not age eligible for Medicare from joining its rolls.

Cynthia Nixon will therefore defeat Andrew Cuomo SteveMO Aug 2018 #1
I highly doubt that we will see such a thing in our lifetime. The current Medicare program and the Trust Buster Aug 2018 #2
I think assuming that the problem is unsolvable makes it unsolvable. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #4
I just do not agree with you. The financial picture over the next 20 years is very bleak. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #5
That argument could be used for nearly any situation. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #6
The number of people reaching elderly status in our country has no historical reference point. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #9
Again, a recommendation for doing nothing, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #11
No, it is a recommendation for being realistic. We can't even balance today's budget by taxing the Trust Buster Aug 2018 #12
Confusing one thing with another. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #13
My position is the same as Hillary's was on this same issue during the 2016 primary. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #16
What happened is not because of Medicare for All. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #22
Federal financing needs to be disrupted infinite_wisdom Aug 2018 #23
Welcome to DU, and this conversation. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #24
I have a simple solution to the demographic problem... al bupp Aug 2018 #14
Please refer to post #14 for my response to your post. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #17
So are you saying that we Baby Boomers paid double...for nothing? shanny Aug 2018 #7
I am not saying that we cannot win the fight for current benefits to remain as they are. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #10
Our environment is only financially tenuous because we shanny Aug 2018 #15
No, neither party is to blame for an aging Baby Boom generation. For the next 20 years or so, Trust Buster Aug 2018 #18
I didn't specify a party as being to blame so don't put words in my mouth. shanny Aug 2018 #19
You are forgetting what this thread is about. It is about Medicare for all. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #20
I fail to see how Social Security has anything to do with Medicare Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #8
actually that is only 70% who participated in this survey only. nt msongs Aug 2018 #3
Reuters ipsos is a very credible poll. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #21
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