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Trust Buster

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18. No, neither party is to blame for an aging Baby Boom generation. For the next 20 years or so,
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 06:11 PM
Aug 2018

Our population will be elderly top heavy. Europe and Japan are also facing this same age demographic anomaly.

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The number of people reaching elderly status in our country has no historical reference point.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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