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AlphaCentauri

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32. in 4 years the president

Sun Aug 19, 2012, 03:31 PM

Aug 2012

should be some one with the following experience, never had made more than 60 000 a year in the private sector, had to pay for their children college education and be eligible for Medicare.
Just to make the presidency closer to real humans in America.

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Romney Adviser Says GOP Would Extend Medicare’s Solvency By Raising The Eligibility Age [View all] kpete Aug 2012 OP

Why Not Make It 80 Or Until A Person Is Dead? TheMastersNemesis Aug 2012 #1

Heh. I just read the headline to my husband and he asked "to what? 90?" n/t indie_voter Aug 2012 #4

Rmoney's calculation is clear. Your age at death + 1 day. Everybody get's it forever Vincardog Aug 2012 #35

Listen closely: HE WOULD MOVE THE AGE NOW, FOR ALL OF US Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #2

m femrap Aug 2012 #22

This will not be popular for the Republicans Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #30

BUT he just told us with his white board there would be NO CHANGE to Medicare with RmoneyRyan wordpix Aug 2012 #28

True, but the kicker for me personally is that NorthCarolina Aug 2012 #37

JFC!! what idiots OKNancy Aug 2012 #3

Simply raise the income cap, don't fuck with eligibility. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #13

+1000! eom BlueMTexpat Aug 2012 #19

totally agree with this wordpix Aug 2012 #29

Yes, raise the cap. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2012 #31

There is no income cap on Medicare withholding; Medicare withholding WestSeattle2 Aug 2012 #40

Now there is a vote getter Botany Aug 2012 #5

Would be like a doctor saying....."we have to kill you to cure you" yourout Aug 2012 #6

Die first, then apply NBachers Aug 2012 #7

So how does the GOP plan to combat age discrimination cap Aug 2012 #8

They want to raise the age to 67. African American men currently enjoy a life expectancy of 69 Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #9

Another error by romunism! flamingdem Aug 2012 #10

France, 1789. onehandle Aug 2012 #11

+ 5 brazillion kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #18

I'm afraid you might be right PD Turk Aug 2012 #25

The longer life span is enjoyed by the upper classes, not by the poor Maeve Aug 2012 #12

Remember, the Republicans are the ones that have the formula to decide what your life is worth.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #15

Oh great - put off even more when people can retire csziggy Aug 2012 #14

If Gilliespie Thinks CBO Assumption Is "Unrealistic" DallasNE Aug 2012 #16

Good move. Because elderly folks living on $800/mo kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #17

Just the Republicans moving another goal post MurrayDelph Aug 2012 #20

Pretty soon it would only be for centenarians... Historic NY Aug 2012 #21

Are they brain dead? Harmony Blue Aug 2012 #23

Almost no companies offer health care benefits to retirees any more. SheilaT Aug 2012 #24

I was laid off at 60, so had to have private insurance, hollysmom Aug 2012 #26

How about this: 1%-ers get no Medicare benefits b/c they can pay for health care themselves wordpix Aug 2012 #27

in 4 years the president AlphaCentauri Aug 2012 #32

Would you buy a used car from Slick Eddie? bucolic_frolic Aug 2012 #33

We've got to kill it.. sendero Aug 2012 #34

To be fair; greiner3 Aug 2012 #36

Ridiculous. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #38

Raise the eligibility age to what, 125? They desperately want to kill that program; WestSeattle2 Aug 2012 #39