Jeb Bush Says We Should Phase Out Medicare

[Lakhota]

The VA and Medicare are funded differently:

The VA is funded by the same people who fund our military and wars - but sadly they under-fund the VA.

Medicare is funded by the Social Security Administration - meaning it is funded by people who have worked and paid into it during their working years - meaning it was part of their working compensation package. Even so, retired people still must pay a monthly premium unless they are poor enough to qualify for Medicaid. Hence: earned entitlements. Conservatives often refer to these folks as "takers" - but that is not true. Social Security is the largest holder of U.S. debt, and Conservatives would love to get their hands on that pot of money. Wall Street salivates at the thought.

How Medicare is funded? Medicare.gov

Who pays for Medicare - Ultimate Guide to Retirement

VA says it may shut down hospitals to close 2.5 billion budget gap.

The Associated Press July 2015.

VA told congress it needs to cover shortfalls caused by increased demand from Vets by Sept 30th.

If the same people who fund the military and wars chronically under-fund the VA - whose fault is that? They apparently don't care as much about the veterans who serve and fight those wars.

 

[nat4900]

Wall Street salivates at the thought.

Can you just imagine IF Wall Street had its greedy hands on SS and Medicare in 2008....and retirees were told, "sorry folks, Wall Street fucked up again.......would you mind surviving on $400 per month instead of your usual $1200???"

 

[Political Junky]

Jeb seems to be out of touch. The Bush family always thought he was the smart one.

 

[Political Junky]

Actually, Obama's policies have been partially successful in containing the cost, and it's now solvent through at least 2030. That's why Jeb's more and more a "blast from the past."

Not that Hillary is looking too spry.

But so far, Jeb's resurrected his brother's failed tax cuts and now this. How about a middle class tax cut (Rubio and Ryan). And do a Reagan on medicare and JUST LIVE WITH IT.

So I said Medicare goes broke in 10 years and you say 15 years. Ah....why quibble? The key phrase is Medicare is going broke. So what is the Democrat plan other than the status quo and let the program fail?

Remember....eventually socialist run out of other people's money. Look at Greece as example one.

They predicted in the sixties that Medicare would go broke in the 70's.

All of those sort of predictions are meaningless because they are contingent on no one doing anything with Medicare except to maintain the status quo.

Yep -

 

[Lakhota]

It doesn't look good for Jeb.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“Jeb Bush Says We Should Phase Out Medicare”

“He also praises Paul Ryan's voucher approach.”

One of many, many good reasons to keep a republican out of the WH come 2017.

All the republican candidates are clearly hostile to sound, responsible governance.

 

[rightwinger]

Like Republicans love to say....Let em die

If they can't kill Obamacare, go back to trying to kill Medicare

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Get rid of access to affordable healthcare, get rid of Medicare – GOP, the party of fear and greed.

 

[Political Junky]

Jeb has been flailing about from the start of his campaign. He doesn't know what he's doing since the start.

 

[rightwinger]

I guess Jeb is getting jealous over all the attention Trump is getting by saying dumb things

 

[nat4900]

Jeb has been flailing about from the start of his campaign. He doesn't know what he's doing since the start.

Jeb has surrounded himself with real bad advisors and there's a part of me that actually feels somewhat surprised with his unpreparedness....perhaps his mother was right on target when she foresaw that the country clearly had enough of that Bush family.

 

[Lakhota]

Get rid of access to affordable healthcare, get rid of Medicare – GOP, the party of fear and greed.

Amen! Republicans have done nothing but try to destroy and obstruct access to affordable healthcare. It's absolutely heartless that they also want to destroy all the socioeconomic safety nets. It's like they think the Great Depression never happened. They not only want to reverse Obamacare - they want to get their hands on the big pot of gold in the Social Security Trust Fund. Many folks don't realize that Social Security is the largest holder of U.S. debt.

 

[nat4900]

I guess Jeb is getting jealous over all the attention Trump is getting by saying dumb things

You may be correct on this.......Whereas Sanders quixotic campaign appeals to the better aspirations by most of us, Trump seems to have appealed to the dormant angers harbored by many right wingers......and Jeb is also stepping into that world of the fear mongers.

 

[NYcarbineer]

That ending Medicare thing worked so well for Romney/Ryan...

 

[NYcarbineer]

The problem with GOPers/conservatives is they think Medicare is a liberal program. Truth is,

it's a mainstream American program.

 

[The Rabbi]

Wall Street salivates at the thought.

Can you just imagine IF Wall Street had its greedy hands on SS and Medicare in 2008....and retirees were told, "sorry folks, Wall Street fucked up again.......would you mind surviving on $400 per month instead of your usual $1200???"

And now the gov't has their filthy hands on the money and they'll be saying "Remember that money you paid in? We spent it all. HaHa!"
Hey, where's the lockbox?

 

[The Rabbi]

Get rid of access to affordable healthcare, get rid of Medicare – GOP, the party of fear and greed.

Lock people into substandard care and call it "fair". That's Democrats.

 

[Lakhota]

Wall Street salivates at the thought.

Can you just imagine IF Wall Street had its greedy hands on SS and Medicare in 2008....and retirees were told, "sorry folks, Wall Street fucked up again.......would you mind surviving on $400 per month instead of your usual $1200???"

And now the gov't has their filthy hands on the money and they'll be saying "Remember that money you paid in? We spent it all. HaHa!"
Hey, where's the lockbox?

You're so fucking stupid, racist Rabbi Nathan Bedford Forrest. China is a major holder of U.S. debt - but Social Security is by far the biggest holder of U.S. debt.

 

[BlueGin]

Get rid of access to affordable healthcare, get rid of Medicare – GOP, the party of fear and greed.

Amen! Republicans have done nothing but try to destroy and obstruct access to affordable healthcare. It's absolutely heartless that they also want to destroy all the socioeconomic safety nets. It's like they think the Great Depression never happened. They not only want to reverse Obamacare - they want to get their hands on the big pot of gold in the Social Security Trust Fund. Many folks don't realize that Social Security is the largest holder of U.S. debt.

Such a sad tale. *snif*

 

[nat4900]

And now the gov't has their filthy hands on the money and they'll be saying "Remember that money you paid in? We spent it all. HaHa!"
Hey, where's the lockbox?

For dimwitted right wingers like you, there is ZERO trust in government's social services, while having 100% trust in government's penchant for wars of aggression.