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View Poll Results: Should Medicare be eliminated?
Yes, Medicare should be eliminated. The elderly should provide their own health care. 2 8.33%
Yes, Medicare should be eliminated, but privatized and largely subsidized by the government 2 8.33%
Yes, Medicare should be eliminated, but privatized and barely subsidized by the government. 2 8.33%
No, Medicare should stay as it is now, continue lowering costs, bargaining for drug deals, etc. 10 41.67%
No, Medicare should be expanded, everyone can buy in, single payer health ins. for all. 8 33.33%
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Old 04-04-2011, 07:04 PM
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Stats were discussed prior at the start of the healthcare debate in 2009. I agree, in this country owned by corporations, likely a pipe dream.

There is no way our current government would put the ability of all citizens to purchase affordable health insurance above the profits of private insurance companies. That was clearly the vote our reps made in 2010, can't see it happening now.
The insurance companies would love medicare for all, especially at a 50%-70% coverage.

What they don't love is being punished for the short-sightedness of the democratic party in the 60's. Medicare happened on their watch. The chance to make it available to all was there and they didn't give a f.uck. They only cared about their voting base.
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