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In the discussion thread: Durbin: White House No Longer Considering Raising the Medicare Age [View all]

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:52 PM

Doctor_J (26,390 posts)

52. Excellent news, but it seems

that the earlier reports that it was "on the table" were indeed correct. That is shameful, and I'm glad someone talked sense into him

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91 replies	Author	Time	Post
Durbin: White House No Longer Considering Raising the Medicare Age [View all]	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	OP
Good news	lsewpershad	Dec 2012	#1
Exactly	FiveGoodMen	Dec 2012	#38
Is there a way we can plaster this all over DU to finally shut some people up? nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#2
You're not bothered that Obama CONSIDERED raising the age for medicare? WTF!!	Dawgs	Dec 2012	#3
That	John2	Dec 2012	#7
Yeah, I heard that too. From the talking heads of the MSM and some (R)s.	DCKit	Dec 2012	#11
I'm fine with "considering" every option, as long as the crummy ones aren't enacted.	Hoyt	Dec 2012	#32
I would be bothered if he didn't, a smart person looks at ALL of the options..	snooper2	Dec 2012	#39
It was an obvious head fake	grantcart	Dec 2012	#63
Extroverts sometime say stupid ideas out loud.	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#75
or maybe it means that our pressure worked	liskddksil	Dec 2012	#4
So you are someone who wants to shut up Duers that you disagree with. What a surprise.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#5
The point is not to shut them up ... this is an important topic, and its good for ...	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#13
This depends upon what Obama is going to do, such as lower the tax rates on corporations.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#50
What's your specific prediction on when he'll lower tax rates for the rich?	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#73
The wealthy and super-wealthy who own the corporations are "the rich."	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#76
That's a lame prediction, and I'll explain why.	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#79
Or "if you want them to pay an effective higher rate than the current 0%," enforce the laws.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#80
The loopholes and associated deductions are all ready legal in the current laws.	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#84
Yea, that's why Romeny and others decided to settle with the IRS after having Swiss bank accounts.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#88
I'm not a Lawyer, but as every American should, I understand how our laws work.	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#91
shut who up?	stupidicus	Dec 2012	#30
Rec	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#82
Wow. Good news, if true.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#6
Great. Stand Tough Dems	Liberalynn	Dec 2012	#8
Let me ask, again ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#9
I think he considered it for maybe 5, 10 seconds tops, then decided	hedgehog	Dec 2012	#15
+1,000.	freshwest	Dec 2012	#66
But none-the-less ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#85
plenty of dems were giving Obama cover	Enrique	Dec 2012	#17
True, and saying he considered it means the right wing	treestar	Dec 2012	#83
And it would seem ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#86
Kick & Recommend	Pirate Smile	Dec 2012	#10
Very happy to hear this.	closeupready	Dec 2012	#12
must have been my call this morning	rurallib	Dec 2012	#14
no longer?	Enrique	Dec 2012	#16
That was my first thought as well.	progressoid	Dec 2012	#27
Like clockwork. Hysterical outrage over rumors on blogs	NYC Liberal	Dec 2012	#18
Durbin is confirming the rumors were true	Enrique	Dec 2012	#19
So the Medicare age is not being raised	NYC Liberal	Dec 2012	#35
yes, now that we are hearing it's off the table	Enrique	Dec 2012	#36
Uh, not "rumors" this time. n/t	Dawgs	Dec 2012	#20
"no longer"	Skittles	Dec 2012	#22
Like clockwork	JoeyT	Dec 2012	#54
The Medicare age is not being raised, as has been the case every single time	NYC Liberal	Dec 2012	#60
I had little doubt	JoeyT	Dec 2012	#61
I think the rumors were floated on purpose	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#55
Hey, YOU! Get to studyin'!	Stardust	Dec 2012	#64
No, it would merely kill a lot of people 65-66 who would postpone getting care until they were on--	eridani	Dec 2012	#68
That should have been the position in the first place.	limpyhobbler	Dec 2012	#21
Yeah, I never thought they would.	Cha	Dec 2012	#23
Let's lower the age to 55. nm	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#24
Yeah instead he's caving on lowering corporate tax rates ...	Myrina	Dec 2012	#25
Good news!	wryter2000	Dec 2012	#26
Good.	tclambert	Dec 2012	#28
Kind of like me telling my wife, "After some consideration, I've decided not to cheat on you"	progressoid	Dec 2012	#29
Let's lower the age to 0.	Third Doctor	Dec 2012	#31
Yes. Yes.	They_Live	Dec 2012	#46
Thank goodness, this would have been an unnecessary concession that would have angered the base	xxxsdesdexxx	Dec 2012	#33
My Guess Is That The Math Didn't Work	DallasNE	Dec 2012	#34
Let the Republicans take us over the "Fiscal Cliff" . . .	another_liberal	Dec 2012	#37
What other rightwing corporate bullshit...	SHRED	Dec 2012	#40
Exactly.	jsr	Dec 2012	#43
The chained CPI for calculating COLA for SocSec and veterans benefits.	eridani	Dec 2012	#69
Personally, I prefer going back to pre-1990 methods to calculating inflation.	Selatius	Dec 2012	#71
I'll take it	quakerboy	Dec 2012	#41
any concession on entitlements amounts the same thing as a tax increase on the poor and/or elderly.	olddad56	Dec 2012	#42
Why all the hostility on this thread (at various points above)?	Maineman	Dec 2012	#44
+1000	Marie Marie	Dec 2012	#48
There are those who have spent the last 4 years predicting, with great assurance ...	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#72
Great news - but will he consider LOWERING it?	dchill	Dec 2012	#45
Republicans want Medicare cuts? Repeal the Bush legislation on prescriptions	Samantha	Dec 2012	#47
I called the whitehouse, my senators and rep.	Dont call me Shirley	Dec 2012	#49
Woo-Hoo!	MannyGoldstein	Dec 2012	#51
Excellent news, but it seems	Doctor_J	Dec 2012	#52
Is lowering the Medicare age still on the table	Teamster Jeff	Dec 2012	#53
I don't think it was ever on the table	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#56
YAY. Now we need to get them to LOWER the Medicare age.	kestrel91316	Dec 2012	#57
How does that rank with you relative to expanding the services provided?	patrice	Dec 2012	#59
Naturopathy is not the practice of medicine so it should not receive medical care dollars. It is WOO	kestrel91316	Dec 2012	#90
Interesting that this fell off the homepage so quickly when posts consisting entirely of OPINION	patrice	Dec 2012	#58
"must include a public option"	HomerRamone	Dec 2012	#62
Thanks for posting and good luck with your exam...	midnight	Dec 2012	#65
"This probably isn't the last of this idiotic proposal..."	eridani	Dec 2012	#67
It was a stupid idea that doesn't even save taxpayers money. Nt	BainsBane	Dec 2012	#70
Cue the Vonage theme!	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#74
D'oh! They did a good job of highlighting that the Rs will happily hurt the elderly.	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#77
Don't worry, be happy. We are going over the Cliff, no matter what.	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#78
Great, will make no difference on DU	treestar	Dec 2012	#81
Nope ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#87
Yes, we held his feet to the fire!	treestar	Dec 2012	#89

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