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2016 Postmortem

dkf

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5. No we borrow from China. And only 53% pay federal income tax.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 12:53 PM

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It is an entitlement. You paid for it. OWN IT ! [View all] jerseyjack Dec 2012 OP

You only paid for Medicare part A-hospitals. I guess that means you have no right to doctors, tests dkf Dec 2012 #1

You claim people get Part B gratis? Everyone who has Part B PAYS for it. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #2

They pay a premium that covers 25% of the cost. The rest is from the federal government. dkf Dec 2012 #3

And the federal government gets that money from...tax payers. Us. We pay for it. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #4

No we borrow from China. And only 53% pay federal income tax. dkf Dec 2012 #5

Ah, so this is about that 47% of Mittsters. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #6

Yep, that poster loves to post right wing talking points. stevenleser Dec 2012 #8

The taxes and withholding don't cover the cost. That's why this country is running at a perpetual dkf Dec 2012 #11

That is not only a right wing talking point, it's misleading. From Factcheck.org : stevenleser Dec 2012 #7

You've made my point...local and state income taxes aren't funding Medicare part B or D dkf Dec 2012 #9

No, I havent made your point, but you have proven you mislead just like any other Republican. stevenleser Dec 2012 #10

Well if you don't believe in data or numbers then you can decide everything is misleading. dkf Dec 2012 #12

Except that the factcheck organization agrees that your interpretation is misleading. nt stevenleser Dec 2012 #14

I am specifically talking about the funding for Medicare b and d which comes from the general fund dkf Dec 2012 #15

Where do you get that statistic? democrattotheend Dec 2012 #13

Here is one study. I've seen other numbers. dkf Dec 2012 #16

Here is the link. There are a few interesting things about the Urban Institute's numbers stevenleser Dec 2012 #17

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