Reply #8: I heard this proposed a few weeks ago, on Bill Moyers.

[Demit]

A woman was saying it could be done incrementally—lower the age to 55 for a couple of years, then to 45 for a couple of years, and so on. I think NY Congressman Weiner has suggested this as well. It's simple, sensible, and it would be easy to implement because the structure is already in place.

Medicare, the program 65s and older love. The program that has been so successful. A system of healthcare that has only 3-4% administrative costs. When I only hear this idea publicized in a few (two) scattered places, I know that the moneyed interests who would stand to lose their enormous profits are using their enormous power to scare and/or bribe our cowed and/or greedy elected officials. Our votes don't mean as much to career politicians as the threat of campaign money being withdrawn. It's a disgrace and it makes me sick.