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50. Yes, I Know How It Works

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 02:34 AM

Dec 2012

I'm saying that people who continue to work continue with their current health insurance, as I did. I got no break in premiums when I turned 65 and automatically started having Part A coverage (hospitalization). I also know that not everybody has employer provided health insurance when they turn 65 and I haven't thought through how to handle that although under ACA the percentage covered goes up making it less of a problem. Obviously universal care would take care of that completely. But in theory it makes perfect sense to tie the two programs together at the hip.

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Democrats Hint at Entitlement Program Cuts in U.S. Budget [View all] democrattotheend Dec 2012 OP

democrats - never too late to sell out voters is it? nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

Social Security and Medicare are ALREADY means tested! Joe Bacon Dec 2012 #48

Anybody ever mention raising the Social Security cap? Anybody? Faygo Kid Dec 2012 #2

Hell no. Except socialist Bernie Sanders. Mika Dec 2012 #3

Medicare is in trouble, not SS although some one said, the disability part of ss is close to broke. julian09 Dec 2012 #9

SSDI will get better when employment increases, though Recursion Dec 2012 #23

We need to cut the military by a LOT alarimer Dec 2012 #68

Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) has. Kaleva Dec 2012 #14

My position is that Soc Security should not be included AT ALL. It's not part of the budget. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #16

Yes yes, raise the cap. WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2012 #20

Well it might just be posturing to get us all activated to "FAX, PHONE" and do our thing. KoKo Dec 2012 #4

I've decided to put him on my call list BlueToTheBone Dec 2012 #5

And so the betrayal starts. AnneD Dec 2012 #6

Yep. And it will cost Democrats severely for them to be the Party doing this. No plethoro Dec 2012 #10

Have you been under a rock? It has ALWAYS been a given that Medicare adjustments Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #21

I have never understood why we don't have universal care.... AnneD Dec 2012 #55

The reason it was taken off the table was because the votes weren't there. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #65

Do you support letting Medicare Part D bargain for cheaper drug prices? That's a "Medicare cut" Recursion Dec 2012 #26

Always.... AnneD Dec 2012 #56

SS is mean tested. It has been since 1984. former9thward Dec 2012 #58

Then some of these folks... AnneD Dec 2012 #63

Hey Democrats: chuckstevens Dec 2012 #7

The cuts he was refering;, is to providers such as hospitals, doctors, drug companies, labs waste. julian09 Dec 2012 #13

Bullshit those cuts mean doctors won't take new patients. Nt daa Dec 2012 #31

Have to agree. nt pediatricmedic Dec 2012 #37

Please don't cave yet. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #8

all posturing - and we already means test banned from Kos Dec 2012 #11

Defining "rich" can be, well, a bitch RVN VET Dec 2012 #32

President Obama declared during his campaign that INdemo Dec 2012 #12

the deal obama2terms Dec 2012 #15

I think some cuts have to happen to get that deal democrattotheend Dec 2012 #25

Also, welcome to DU. And I like your username! democrattotheend Dec 2012 #27

That would be called caving in to the Republicans as always INdemo Dec 2012 #61

Help me get 25,000 signatures on this WhiteHouse.gov petition to change the system. teddyhcraig Dec 2012 #17

Not this bullshit again. Why do this? Just go off the cliff craigmatic Dec 2012 #18

"May have to accept" - what bullshit! Those two are rubbing their hands in glee. forestpath Dec 2012 #19

Read more carefully before turning on the outrage machines... regnaD kciN Dec 2012 #22

I think you are right democrattotheend Dec 2012 #24

The Number 1 Priority still must be to create new jobs and bring back jobs from humblebum Dec 2012 #28

Help me get 25,000 signatures on this WhiteHouse.gov petition to change the system. teddyhcraig Dec 2012 #29

Y'all better start hinting about something else. nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #30

You idiot democrat senators adieu Dec 2012 #33

Agree RVN VET Dec 2012 #34

if we HAVE to cut medicare/social security (not at all a given), means-testing seems the best route. unblock Dec 2012 #35

I agree with you democrattotheend Dec 2012 #40

Good Ol' DICK Phlem Dec 2012 #36

The Best Way 1ProudAtheist Dec 2012 #38

Actually, I learned today that Obamacare does that democrattotheend Dec 2012 #39

The Capital Gains Tax Rate 1ProudAtheist Dec 2012 #41

Lowering the eligibility age doesn't help since premiums collected are only a fraction of the cost PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #51

wealthy seniors do not need Medicare, period. Stop taking it from our (middle class) backs wordpix Dec 2012 #42

I have mixed feelings democrattotheend Dec 2012 #43

Medicare Has Two Levels Of Means Testing Today DallasNE Dec 2012 #47

I have no problem with means testing dlwickham Dec 2012 #44

+1 Daniel537 Dec 2012 #59

Means testing would turn Social Security and Medicare into welfare programs athena Dec 2012 #60

Bingo! n/t markpkessinger Dec 2012 #62

no they wouldn't dlwickham Dec 2012 #64

The COLA of 2013 is....1.7%! SoapBox Dec 2012 #45

Medicare Eligibility Age DallasNE Dec 2012 #46

I think Medicare would be more of a hardship democrattotheend Dec 2012 #49

Yes, I Know How It Works DallasNE Dec 2012 #50

Our progressives must absolutely oppose this. David__77 Dec 2012 #52

I refuse to pile on with the other debbie downers in this thread. Javaman Dec 2012 #53

Surprise, surprise NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #54

I have been sending Rocky888 Dec 2012 #57

Awesome jsr Dec 2012 #66

Fucking traitors alarimer Dec 2012 #67