U.S. Government Learns of Baby Boomers for First Time

[No Elephants]

One would assume that the U.S. government knew of the boomers, given that it made sure to protect the health industry and its insurers against the day when most boomers started becoming eligible for Medicare. But, two news stories today would suggest that the government is just first learning of the boomers. :sarcasm:

How dare government just keep taking our money, then fail to plan for totally predictable things like airplane hijackings and Boomers aging into eligibility for Medicare?

Meanwhile, two stories this morning about this subject and none about something like the May Day general strike. I guess we can expect to be treated to this until Social Security and Medicare and other safety net --lifeline--programs get cut.

When in hell is anyone going to care enough to get off the couch and start holding government and our Republican propaganda shill media to account?




Here is one story from the AP website today....

Apr 23, 3:52 AM EDT

Aging workforce strains Social Security, Medicare

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press

economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare, the government's two largest benefit programs.

Those problems are getting new attention Monday as the trustees who oversee the massive programs release their annual financial reports.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOCIAL_SECURITY_MEDICARE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-23-03-52-22

and here is another

Apr 23, 4:09 AM EDT

Auditors call for end to Medicare bonus program

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a rebuke to the Obama administration, government auditors are calling for the cancellation of an $8 billion Medicare program that congressional Republicans have criticized as a political ploy.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hl7LCcs_K980qHeUXbP9pQNPseFA?docId=52e675c1753148fa8e5e564446c5bb60

If you think this is only about Republicans vs. Obama or Republicans vs. Democrats, I can assume only that perhaps you've been asleep for the last few years. Or the last few decades. I know I slept too long.