Old people on Medicare that oppose the public option should lose their coverage!

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by Spot

Many of the people who oppose health reform are over 65 and they are basically concerned about it hitting their Medicare benefits. So apparently they think that only old people should have government-run health care.

They should all have their benefits revoked. Since they are so fond of the private sector, let them buy insurance just like the rest of America!

Those that are for it, should lose their US citizenship and be shipped to Venezuela.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Spot

Many of the people who oppose health reform are over 65 and they are basically concerned about it hitting their Medicare benefits. So apparently they think that only old people should have government-run health care.

They should all have their benefits revoked. Since they are so fond of the private sector, let them buy insurance just like the rest of America!

what a truely stupid thread.. Either you are not serious or you are about as cold as they come...Please tell us, you are only trying to start a stupid debate...Please!!!

Nita

[Jadex]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

I could buy that logic if he actually was being responsible for himself and his kids without having to borrow from others to pay his bills.

So you are going to give him a hard time because he cant find a job when so many are losing their jobs.

[Jadex]

Originally Posted by Houston3

So someone that paid into medicare for lets say for 35 years should have to give it up? Is that what you are saying?

Heck it might not be there when you get to the age of collecting it

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

Well, I'm old and on Medicare and I don't feel that way. The politic option is the only way to keep costs down, in my opinion. It's impossible to figure out why some people feel the way they do. I have a nephew who lost a great job two years ago and has been working temporary jobs off and on every since. He and his family have no health insurance and he's been out protesting health care reform. But then he's a die-hard fan of Rush. Enough said.

fact is that the bills that are being purposed are garbage...they do NOTHING to lower the cost of health CARE...they do NOTHING to even lower the cost of health INSURANCE...btw..insurance is not CARE.....all the house version does is MANDATE that you buy insurnace, either though a private insuance company, or though the 'government' insuance company...and the currenty senate version, wont do crap for the supposed 30 million uninsured since they mostly fall in the 18-45 age bracket...lowing the age of medicare to 55 will do NOTHING for what these bills were originally supposed to take care of

we need health CARE reform...not more bureaucracy

and single payer is not the answer, not with the size of our population, especially the amount of elderly, sick, and the 'non-workers'.

every country that has single payer, is cutting back because they cant afford it...to include france


LOOK, at either of the bills, the house bill, and the currently debated senate bill....they do NOTHING to lower costs:

will they make a xray cheaper....no
will the make an MRI machine cheaper....no
will it make perscription drugs cheaper....no
will they lower the costs of running a hospital or doctors office....no
will they lower INSURANCE costs...nope

what will the house bill do...it has a 'government' option health INSURANCE, and it MANDATES that people buy either the government option or private....does nothing to lower cost of insurance,,and surely does NOTHING to lower the actual cost of medical CARE