tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post7486977531714250153..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: The Senior Stimulus and Health Care Reformmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-6745837503170695092009-10-16T21:06:39.969-07:002009-10-16T21:06:39.969-07:00Right, but they're GOING broke, they aren'...Right, but they're GOING broke, they aren't broke right now. In fact, they're not even insolvent yet. That's like saying you crashed into a tree when you're still 3x the stopping distance away from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-75905100616332058792009-10-16T13:54:35.894-07:002009-10-16T13:54:35.894-07:00Of course, it pays out. The government can tax, pr...Of course, it pays out. The government can tax, print money and take money for other sources. Still, social security is about to take in less than it pays out and that trend will only get worse and worse. Medicare has already gotten that way. If you take in less than you pay out, you go broke.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-3951459182672391502009-10-16T13:49:51.373-07:002009-10-16T13:49:51.373-07:00Why do you guys keep saying Medicare and Social Se...Why do you guys keep saying Medicare and Social Security are broke? Last time I checked, people are still receiving payments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-59856829129749248532009-10-16T13:41:55.012-07:002009-10-16T13:41:55.012-07:00My younger brother Jeff is the shame of the Degan ...My younger brother Jeff is the shame of the Degan family. He not only lives in France, he actually likes it there. He has a French wife and two gorgeous little French daughters. Honestly I think the guy is a closet commie. Back in August, in a letter to his fellow countrymen and women regarding health care, he ended it by saying:<br /><br />"In short, in the US, you pay more, get less, and die younger than we do in Europe. What part of that don't you understand?"<br /><br />Well, hey there! That's a danged good question! What part of that don't we understand? Why is it that so many of us have to be dragged, kicking and screaming like half-witted little preschoolers, into the brave new world of change? What the hell is the matter with us anyway? How can it be that such a huge number of Americans cheerfully join movements of mass stupidity and salivate on cue to the sound of Dr. Glenn "Pavlov" Beck's bell? It kind of ma<br />Goshen, NYkes you wonder, huh?<br /><br />www.tomdegan.blogspot.com<br /><br />Tom Degan<br />Goshen, NYTom Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911175264811957550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-55832113193399870932009-10-16T11:29:19.091-07:002009-10-16T11:29:19.091-07:00I don't think that Medicare Advantage is big e...I don't think that Medicare Advantage is big enough to have a half trillion dollar cut to it. Second, I don't know what you mean by failed. Medicare itself is broke so how do you define failed. Seniors like that program. That's not a failure.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-83979115864705821972009-10-16T11:22:29.342-07:002009-10-16T11:22:29.342-07:00To be sure, Seniors will probably be a problem for...To be sure, Seniors will probably be a problem for President Obama for quite some time. The seniors of Clinton's era were the middle aged adults of the Johnson era. Today's seniors were yesterday's Nixon Republicans and Reagan Democrats.<br /><br />That being said, I think you're being far too generic about what the Democrats mean when they talk about cutting Medicare. Specifically, we're talking about cutting Medicare Advantage, the failed program that let seniors use Medicare funds to pay for private insurance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com