[Jhoffa_]

Since, medicare is a subsidized plan. Obviously tax dollars are spent.

Oh! I see.

You know, that doesn't sound much like the way you described it previously.

However, the plan is not free to subscribers.

I see. IOW, it's just backed with taxpayer dough..

If Bush is elected in 2004 and helps elect more Republicans to congress, social Security and Medicare are going to be privatized.

I have absolutely no reason to believe that.

Looks to me like you and your "conservative" friend just want a big, fat, taxpayer handout..

[nyconse]

Bush said he was for privatization of social security and medicare during the 2000 campaign. I have no reason to doubt his word. Given a friendly congress, that is what he will do. I never said medicare was not subsidized. I said it wasn't free to subsrcibers.