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In the discussion thread: The fiscal cliff deal comes clearer: a 37% top tax rate and a higher Medicare eligibility age [View all]

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:33 PM

abelenkpe (7,191 posts)

52. This is great

if you already have medicare. Otherwise it's just a way to make your children pay for an economic crisis they didn't cause. Yeah, make em work longer and pay more for less so the very rich don't have to pay a couple percentage points more in taxes.

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82 replies	Author	Time	Post
The fiscal cliff deal comes clearer: a 37% top tax rate and a higher Medicare eligibility age [View all]	Recursion	Dec 2012	OP
37%?	sadbear	Dec 2012	#1
35%	Recursion	Dec 2012	#2
How will the job providers survive with this massive 2% tax hike?	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#8
It's not about the job providers, but the job creators.	AAO	Dec 2012	#48
Good point.	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#57
You know it's not because I'm smarter than they are!	AAO	Dec 2012	#71
That is completely unacceptable	dsc	Dec 2012	#3
Don't overlook this nugget:	Myrina	Dec 2012	#13
More like higher co-pays AND deductibles	Lasher	Dec 2012	#45
How does it raise the cost of Medicare?	thesquanderer	Dec 2012	#53
Contracting the pool	curlyred	Dec 2012	#70
Screw that deal - off the cliff is better	ItsTheMediaStupid	Dec 2012	#56
FUCK'n "A" !!!	AAO	Dec 2012	#73
Yeah. Why are we even discussing this? They are over a barrel. Let's just roll it over the cliff.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#82
I agree...	INdemo	Dec 2012	#65
This is absolute garbage.	ProSense	Dec 2012	#4
No progressive should support this.	David__77	Dec 2012	#5
Good cop Bad cop	aandegoons	Dec 2012	#6
The suckers? That would be the middle class.	fleur-de-lisa	Dec 2012	#47
Repeal on tax deduction for donations to churches	itsrobert	Dec 2012	#7
Not sure that would be Constitutional	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#20
The thing is, most churches don't really do much in the way of real "charity" - functionally,	kath	Dec 2012	#46
I think that most churches do perform a lot of charitable work	ItsTheMediaStupid	Dec 2012	#55
Definitely not the case for my synagogue	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#78
If the repeal is ONLY for CHURCHES, I too would support that.	99th_Monkey	Dec 2012	#34
ACA blunting the effects of higher Medicare age	BeyondGeography	Dec 2012	#9
Not going to happen	cosmicone	Dec 2012	#10
... and you know that, how exactly?	Myrina	Dec 2012	#19
Err.. he's said SS is off of the table	Recursion	Dec 2012	#27
Right now there is an option for "early" SS retirement, at 62.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#44
A Medicare eligibility age rises from 65 to 67 will end President Obama's mandate for anything else	Walk away	Dec 2012	#11
Sort of like anybody who raised SS eligibility from 65 to 67 would be politically dead forever?	Recursion	Dec 2012	#15
In my book they would be. You really do start to tire when you hit your late 50s. nt	Mojorabbit	Dec 2012	#28
I think you missed Recursion's point	thesquanderer	Dec 2012	#51
It's gradual - I'm waiting to 66.	AAO	Dec 2012	#63
A tax trick may also be used to reduce Social Security benefits.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#12
I predicted something like this a few days ago	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#14
Agreed: this has to include something like the McConnell plan	Recursion	Dec 2012	#18
Raising Medicare age will keep older workers from retiring	splat	Dec 2012	#16
Employers are already letting older workers go in droves. This just	LibDemAlways	Dec 2012	#24
Exactly nt	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#54
Iam 64 and not working	HockeyMom	Dec 2012	#79
I think it will be slightly different ...	Myrina	Dec 2012	#26
The raising the Medicare eligibility age part is bullshit. There are already too	LibDemAlways	Dec 2012	#17
ACA will help that, somewhat	Recursion	Dec 2012	#21
Bullshit. Raising the eligibility age would cost, not save, money.	Scuba	Dec 2012	#33
Of course it would, but the cost would be shifted to employers and individuals	Recursion	Dec 2012	#41
A top rate of 37% is a win for the Republicans (they get to keep most of the Bush tax cuts	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#60
Why must we do "some of it"? There's lots of places to get money besides stealing it ....	Scuba	Dec 2012	#75
Sure, after they lose their home.	Walk away	Dec 2012	#61
NO ONE campaigned on raising the Medicare eligibility age, NO FUCKING DEAL!	Firebrand Gary	Dec 2012	#22
Nobody campaigned against it either	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#25
*	DJ13	Dec 2012	#23
Social Security has already been lowered	Disconnect	Dec 2012	#29
I read the article ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#30
If they raise Medicare to 67, I'll never vote for a Dem again!	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#31
Cool story, bro	Recursion	Dec 2012	#32
I'm not only dead serious, I'll likely be dead and unable to vote.	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#38
Neither will I. Might as well just hit myself with a hammer.	forestpath	Dec 2012	#50
Totally unacceptable, such a plan will be met with millions in the streets.	Scuba	Dec 2012	#35
No, it really won't	Recursion	Dec 2012	#42
Apocolypse for those recently disabled and over 50	kickysnana	Dec 2012	#36
In two decades when the age increase comes into effect, Medicaid will be expanded	Recursion	Dec 2012	#43
716 Billion, 716 Billion, 716 Billion, 716 Billion, 716 Billion.......	Firebrand Gary	Dec 2012	#37
This is speculation, not news. A complete disaster if true though.	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#39
Why would any Dem in Washington be interested in giving the Republicans a win?	Scuba	Dec 2012	#40
This would be a complete betrayal as far as I'm concerned.	forestpath	Dec 2012	#49
This is great	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#52
For what it's worth, this is not breaking news	OKNancy	Dec 2012	#58
Fuck that	wryter2000	Dec 2012	#59
This would be a slap in the face to all of us. No deal gets us 39%!!!!!	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#62
Krugman: I Hope This Isn’t True	ProSense	Dec 2012	#64
"cost-sharing and decreases in provider payments" = YOU GET FUCKING SCREWED! n/t	Fearless	Dec 2012	#66
Sorry, but increasing Medicare eligibility age will kill people	Mass	Dec 2012	#67
Keeping it where it is will kill people.	Recursion	Dec 2012	#74
"Proposed in July 2011"	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#68
If it's true	Teamster Jeff	Dec 2012	#69
it reads like a sellout, if that's the case.	stupidicus	Dec 2012	#72
What sucks is we have to just wait it out, hope	AAO	Dec 2012	#77
Give me the cliff...	defacto7	Dec 2012	#76
This is what I figured would happen.	joshcryer	Dec 2012	#80
Locking, not breaking news, but analysis, opinion	Rhiannon12866	Dec 2012	#81

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