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In reply to the discussion: Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures, Report Shows [View all]TexasBushwhacker
(20,174 posts)8. Medicare should require living wills and/or medical power of attorney
forms be filled out when a person enrolls. Entirely too much money is spent prolonging lives needlessly. My father had a catastrophic stroke but lingered for 5 months because his wife just couldn't let go and they kept doing procedures that, I'm sure, cost well over $300K. I don't think he would have chosen that, but he never expressed his wishes.
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Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures, Report Shows [View all]
appalachiablue
Apr 2019
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You know, I bet if every bit of income was taxed instead of having a cut off around 129K
LiberalArkie
Apr 2019
#2
It's actually closer to 20% and, as I said, that's not "insolvent" and it can be easily fixed
PSPS
Apr 2019
#18
It is time to acknowledge that our healthcare system has failed miserably and it IS time for
walkingman
Apr 2019
#5
Sarah Sanders is full of chit, but this is a real problem that simply taxing the rich won't solve.
Hoyt
Apr 2019
#6
The Repubs' ideas to "protect" SS & Medicare is to privatize them, so they wither on the vine.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#7
One thing that might help would be to remove the cap on how much people are taxed per year as
cstanleytech
Apr 2019
#13
Dems need to be campaigning hard on strengthening/preserving the fundamentals like
Kashkakat v.2.0
Apr 2019
#15
Elizabeth Warren did a good job of explaining this. The problem is that the R's,
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#22
The GOP said cuts/theft were coming and now the fake reports start, Bloomberg with the first shot.
sarcasmo
Apr 2019
#24
The "fraud and abuse" is wealthy folks aren't paying enough in payroll taxes
IronLionZion
Apr 2019
#31