Republican plan to eliminate Medicare

GenuineRisk · #2 04-04-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

The Republicans are going ahead with their plan to eliminate Medicare, having seniors pay for most of their own care, and in favor of giving that insurance business to private corporations.

From the Wall Street Journal:

An interesting aside: why are the GOP so angry and against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act subsidizing health insurance costs for some to purchase private policies, when it's exactly what they want to do with Medicare for everyone in the country?

So what this is saying is that those of us still working will continue to pay for the Medicare for the older folks, but when we turn 65, won't get anything ourselves?

Wow. I wasn't aware I was so selfless.

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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