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16. Only when you are desperate to defend the indefensible

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:58 PM

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White House: Raising Medicare Eligibility Age Is Off The Table [View all] cal04 Feb 2013 OP

lowering the eligibility age to 55 and properly funding it should be on the table. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #1

lowering the eligibility age to 0 and properly funding it should be on the table. Vincardog Feb 2013 #2

+1 zipplewrath Feb 2013 #4

Adding younger healthier people would IMPROVE Medicare's finances because Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #5

well sure, but I'd accept incremental forward progress too. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #11

Lowering it to CONCEPTION is the only appropriate action, IMHO. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #35

This would accomplish exactly the opposite of reducing costs flamingdem Feb 2013 #3

rasing the cap should help also Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #6

It's currently $113,700 Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #40

Thanks for correcting me ont he payment amount Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #44

The president should order a permanent hold on the DoD budget, Hard Assets Feb 2013 #7

Defense spending is less than 20% of the federal budget. Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #41

that chart is incorrect, as it hides approx. half of the actual war machine/CIA/NSA/DHS total Mutatis Mutandis Feb 2013 #46

One less outrage of the month for a small but vocal OKNancy Feb 2013 #8

EXACTLY!! SkyDaddy7 Feb 2013 #36

Social Security COLA indexing is still "on the table", this is not what I voted for. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #43

I am permanently disabled & rely totally on SS... SkyDaddy7 Feb 2013 #47

Obama should scream at the Republicans that SS does not add a penny to the deficit. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #48

I'm sure the hundreds of thousands of people loading the White House email with comments against-- eridani Feb 2013 #37

He's putting Chained CPI on the table so seniors will get hurt that way instead. forestpath Feb 2013 #9

<sigh> DainBramaged Feb 2013 #10

So this article is wrong? forestpath Feb 2013 #12

I'll wait before I jump to conclusions DainBramaged Feb 2013 #22

It's not just the Washington Post. forestpath Feb 2013 #24

Whatever DainBramaged Feb 2013 #25

I didn't "find" you. You posted to me. And I used the Obama administration's own words forestpath Feb 2013 #31

Buh Bye DainBramaged Feb 2013 #34

Medicare eligibility is a much bigger deal, nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #13

Hurting vulnerable people at all is a big deal, at least to me it is -and I will never gloss over it forestpath Feb 2013 #15

Only when you are desperate to defend the indefensible MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #16

He won't when he hears the outcry from across the nation if he does. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #19

The Obama bashers will just find something else to harp about. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #14

So you're OK with Obama wanting to stick it to old people dependent on SS. Got it. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #17

That's been predicted about 10 times since Obama took office. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #26

keep the meme alive! snooper2 Feb 2013 #28

I'll wait until he actually does one of those things... JuniperLea Feb 2013 #29

I will continue to loudly voice my opposition to making any changes to Social Security and the xtraxritical Feb 2013 #49

Wow... JuniperLea Feb 2013 #50

I do, jealous ? xtraxritical Feb 2013 #51

We need comprehensive protection not only for Social Security but for pensions across the board. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #20

Oh, I think they'll find a way Cha Feb 2013 #33

Thank God. This will save lives. Cleita Feb 2013 #18

Wow! How brave. Dawgs Feb 2013 #21

They Must have,just now ,looked at the Polls bahrbearian Feb 2013 #23

accurate to say it's been taken off the table Enrique Feb 2013 #27

I love a good yes or no answer... JuniperLea Feb 2013 #30

Thanks cal.. Cha Feb 2013 #32

Delay to death! Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #38

That's good news Liberalynn Feb 2013 #39

But cutting Medicare and SS is very much ON the table Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #42

2 words: SINGLE PAYER Mutatis Mutandis Feb 2013 #45

good! Try going for a job after you're laid off at age 60 wordpix Feb 2013 #52