Don’t forget, we PAID for our Medicare over our lifetimes.......................
Yes, we did pay for Medicare over our lifetimes and the government has had their hands in the Medicare pot sucking out “our” money. Corruption in government has gone on far too long without those responsible being outed.
Have you seen what Medicare pays? If it were not for secondary insurance, we would all be in deep doo doo. Medicare “rules” and, if Medicare aka The Government, doesn’t want you to have whatever treatment your doctor feels necessary, you are “out of luck” up to and including death. The government’s own form of “death panels.”
Why are people, who had medical insurance as part of their retirement plan, “forced” to enroll in Medicare?
With all due respect RB, we and our employers did not pay for our Medicare. We paid for Medicare for all those who went before us and we hope that this ponzi scheme will keep going long enough to cover our health services. Like Social Security, there are no individual "lock boxes" just government IOU's.
“Don’t forget, we PAID for our Medicare over our lifetimes........”
Actually, most get much more in benefits than they ever pay in. See this post with lots of great info:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3661012/posts?page=9#9
Most people assume they are paying their way when it comes to social security or medicare, but since what is paid is a percentage of income, it is a socialized system. Of course, the top earners pay in more than they would ever get back - and those are the one liberals in both parties want to either cut benefits or means test.