http://babyboomers.memoryhowto.com/who-is-going-to-pay-for-the-baby-boomer-explosion-when-the-medicare-trust-fund-is-insolvent/ Understanding the baby boomer generation - baby boomers characteristics Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://babyboomers.memoryhowto.com/who-is-going-to-pay-for-the-baby-boomer-explosion-when-the-medicare-trust-fund-is-insolvent/comment-page-1/#comment-460 debijs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:38:38 +0000 http://babyboomers.memoryhowto.com/who-is-going-to-pay-for-the-baby-boomer-explosion-when-the-medicare-trust-fund-is-insolvent/#comment-460 We already did by working for 50+ years.If you'll remember,government borrowed that money in the 80's and still has not paid it back.Same for social security,Money was borrowed and not payed back plus SS is paid to non contributers like immigrants,mentally challenged.I made a lot of wages over a long time and a large percentage was taken through withholdings,Sure wouldn't mind having that lump sum that I earned in my pocket and I have not had to use yet. We already did by working for 50+ years.If you’ll remember,government borrowed that money in the 80’s and still has not paid it back.Same for social security,Money was borrowed and not payed back plus SS is paid to non contributers like immigrants,mentally challenged.I made a lot of wages over a long time and a large percentage was taken through withholdings,Sure wouldn’t mind having that lump sum that I earned in my pocket and I have not had to use yet.

]]> http://babyboomers.memoryhowto.com/who-is-going-to-pay-for-the-baby-boomer-explosion-when-the-medicare-trust-fund-is-insolvent/comment-page-1/#comment-459 mbrcatz Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:45:55 +0000 http://babyboomers.memoryhowto.com/who-is-going-to-pay-for-the-baby-boomer-explosion-when-the-medicare-trust-fund-is-insolvent/#comment-459 ~~This is why it is imperative to have a sweeping health care reform as President Obama is currently working on. If it does not change there will be no money for medicare benefits in the very near future. By removing the lobbyist, and controlling cost as well as streamline a ridiculous amount of paperwork required currently by so many various insurance companies, he can get the cost of health care under control. You can keep updated on proposals through www.whitehouse.gov ~~ ~~This is why it is imperative to have a sweeping health care reform as President Obama is currently working on. If it does not change there will be no money for medicare benefits in the very near future.
By removing the lobbyist, and controlling cost as well as streamline a ridiculous amount of paperwork required currently by so many various insurance companies, he can get the cost of health care under control.
You can keep updated on proposals through http://www.whitehouse.gov ~~

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