Dr. David Hogberg PhD, National Center for Public Policy, joins Thom. Medicare – which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week – is one of the most successful government programs in history. So why do Republicans like Jeb Bush want to destroy it?
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The sickest ppl on Medicare also are too sick to wade thru all the bullcrap
that is now in Medicare thanks to the GOP who made it too complicated…
Medicare before Bush was great, simple and easy to deal with! Stop screwing
it up!
This guy is a liar in my opinion…
they just want to Privatize it so they can suck it dry
Put him in a box and dump in the bay
My 85 year old grandmother has a hard time remembering what city she is
currently in. I couldn’t imagine her using this system. My family would
have to do it for her.
+Arcticnerd the GOP does not think about things like that, because they
simply dont care about the people. They only care about which lobby or
donor will give them the most money
I typically describe GOP members as devoid of empathy. They don’t seem to
care until it affects their families.
He did a terrible job explaining his position. You could tell from his body
language and actions he didn’t even want to be on, just there to plug his
book. This is a potentially good theory to enhance Medigap plans but just
leave Medicare alone. Bring down defense spending and no more corporate
welfare those are good starts. How hard are these concepts?
Most 85 people I know are in a NH, in a wheelchair, and most on oxygen,
etc.
“Which insurance company is going to cover that?” Ultimate burn on the
first question. GJ.
Another low life slime ball.