tax receipts is what comes out of paychecks. Payroll tax.
Premiums is what is deducted from the SS checks of retirees (96$). Not considered a tax, but a premium payment.
LOL. A rose is a rose is a rose. In order for that premium to pay the costs for Medicare Parts B and D, then the premiums would have to be tripled. Right now, by law, the premiums only pay for 25% of the costs. Although they have remained the same for the past few years, these premiums are adjusted annually. And it was only a few years ago that means testing was introduced creating several tiers of premiums based on income. Not everyone pays just $96 a month.
Do you think that most retirees who now pay $96 a month would passively sit back and accept a new premium of $384 per person?