Immigrants pay more into Medicare then they get out

[Oldguy]

That's also true for Social Security.

I know this will go against the right wing meme, but there it is.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/h...udy-finds.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0

 

[MeBelle]

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2*Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002?09

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2 Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002–09

Abstract

Many immigrants in the United States are working-age taxpayers; few are elderly beneficiaries of Medicare. This demographic profile suggests that immigrants may be disproportionately subsidizing the Medicare Trust Fund, which supports payments to hospitals and institutions under Medicare Part A. For immigrants and others, we tabulated Trust Fund contributions and withdrawals (that is, Trust Fund expenditures on their behalf) using multiple years of data from the Current Population Survey and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. In 2009 immigrants made 14.7 percent of Trust Fund contributions but accounted for only 7.9 percent of its expenditures—a net surplus of $13.8 billion. In contrast, US-born people generated a $30.9 billion deficit. Immigrants generated surpluses of $11.1–$17.2 billion per year between 2002 and 2009, resulting in a cumulative surplus of $115.2 billion. Most of the surplus from immigrants was contributed by noncitizens and was a result of the high proportion of working-age taxpayers in this group. Policies that restrict immigration may deplete Medicare’s financial resources.
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Interesting the study doesn't differentiate between legal or illegal immigrants.
If the study is based solely on legal immigrants, then it makes sense.

 

[Oldguy]

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2*Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002?09

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2 Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002–09

Abstract

Many immigrants in the United States are working-age taxpayers; few are elderly beneficiaries of Medicare. This demographic profile suggests that immigrants may be disproportionately subsidizing the Medicare Trust Fund, which supports payments to hospitals and institutions under Medicare Part A. For immigrants and others, we tabulated Trust Fund contributions and withdrawals (that is, Trust Fund expenditures on their behalf) using multiple years of data from the Current Population Survey and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. In 2009 immigrants made 14.7 percent of Trust Fund contributions but accounted for only 7.9 percent of its expenditures—a net surplus of $13.8 billion. In contrast, US-born people generated a $30.9 billion deficit. Immigrants generated surpluses of $11.1–$17.2 billion per year between 2002 and 2009, resulting in a cumulative surplus of $115.2 billion. Most of the surplus from immigrants was contributed by noncitizens and was a result of the high proportion of working-age taxpayers in this group. Policies that restrict immigration may deplete Medicare’s financial resources.
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Interesting the study doesn't differentiate between legal or illegal immigrants.
If the study is based solely on legal immigrants, then it makes sense.

But...but...that can't be so! All we hear around this place is how they come up here and become tax dollar sucking leeches and welfare queens....right?

 

[Redfish]

That's also true for Social Security.

I know this will go against the right wing meme, but there it is.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/h...udy-finds.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0

Illegal immigrants should not be paying into these programs or getting anything out of them-------------they should not be here. Do you know what the word ILLEGAL means?

Now, if you are talking about legal immigrants---you are full of shit. They pay and receive just like everyone else who lives here legally.

 

[Redfish]

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2*Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002?09

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2 Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002–09

Abstract

Many immigrants in the United States are working-age taxpayers; few are elderly beneficiaries of Medicare. This demographic profile suggests that immigrants may be disproportionately subsidizing the Medicare Trust Fund, which supports payments to hospitals and institutions under Medicare Part A. For immigrants and others, we tabulated Trust Fund contributions and withdrawals (that is, Trust Fund expenditures on their behalf) using multiple years of data from the Current Population Survey and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. In 2009 immigrants made 14.7 percent of Trust Fund contributions but accounted for only 7.9 percent of its expenditures—a net surplus of $13.8 billion. In contrast, US-born people generated a $30.9 billion deficit. Immigrants generated surpluses of $11.1–$17.2 billion per year between 2002 and 2009, resulting in a cumulative surplus of $115.2 billion. Most of the surplus from immigrants was contributed by noncitizens and was a result of the high proportion of working-age taxpayers in this group. Policies that restrict immigration may deplete Medicare’s financial resources.
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Interesting the study doesn't differentiate between legal or illegal immigrants.
If the study is based solely on legal immigrants, then it makes sense.

But...but...that can't be so! All we hear around this place is how they come up here and become tax dollar sucking leeches and welfare queens....right?

ILLEGAL, they should not be here

 

[Cecilie1200]

That's also true for Social Security.

I know this will go against the right wing meme, but there it is.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/h...udy-finds.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0

Learn the difference between "immigrants" and "illegal immigrants", imbecile.

 

[MeBelle]

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2*Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002?09

Immigrants Contributed An Estimated $115.2 Billion More To The Medicare Trust Fund Than They Took Out In 2002–09

Abstract

Many immigrants in the United States are working-age taxpayers; few are elderly beneficiaries of Medicare. This demographic profile suggests that immigrants may be disproportionately subsidizing the Medicare Trust Fund, which supports payments to hospitals and institutions under Medicare Part A. For immigrants and others, we tabulated Trust Fund contributions and withdrawals (that is, Trust Fund expenditures on their behalf) using multiple years of data from the Current Population Survey and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. In 2009 immigrants made 14.7 percent of Trust Fund contributions but accounted for only 7.9 percent of its expenditures—a net surplus of $13.8 billion. In contrast, US-born people generated a $30.9 billion deficit. Immigrants generated surpluses of $11.1–$17.2 billion per year between 2002 and 2009, resulting in a cumulative surplus of $115.2 billion. Most of the surplus from immigrants was contributed by noncitizens and was a result of the high proportion of working-age taxpayers in this group. Policies that restrict immigration may deplete Medicare’s financial resources.
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Interesting the study doesn't differentiate between legal or illegal immigrants.
If the study is based solely on legal immigrants, then it makes sense.

But...but...that can't be so! All we hear around this place is how they come up here and become tax dollar sucking leeches and welfare queens....right?

Who is they?

 

[Stephanie]

ah yes, leave it to the SLIMES to leave off ILLEGAL..

how DECIEVING can they get?

they should change their name to Pravdaslimes