Comments on: REAGAN WAS RIGHT ABOUT MEDICARE

By: Logical Thinking – Logical Action » Solving Problems

Logical Thinking – Logical Action » Solving Problems — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:37:09 +0000

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By: Marc Brown

Marc Brown — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:50:16 +0000

‘A national survey found that only 56 percent of those 65 years of age or older had health insurance.’

http://www.emaxhealth.com/72/1272.html

And another fact about Medicare - who is going to fund resident training in your hospital if you scrap it?

By: Catron

Catron — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:17 +0000

“I’m finding numbers of 39% uninsured for 65 and up in 1965.”

This is something of a red herring, but I’ll bite (to mix metaphors):

The estimates of uninsured seniors for that period are all over the place, ranging all the way up to 50%, and most sources aren’t very reliable. But, for argument’s sake, let’s use your number of 39%.

In 1965, 39% of the over-65 population would have been between 3 and 4 percent of the U.S. population. In order to cover that small percentage, Congress enacted a program that now has an unfunded liability of $36 trillion.

But the real point is that Reagan predicted it would be a shoe-in-the-door for socialized medicine, which is in fact what Medicare has become. Every advocate of Obamacare rhapsodizes about Medicare, calling it “the most successful government program in history.”

If a $36 trillion unfunded liability, combined with tens of billions in improper payments, is success—–I’d hate to see failure.

By: jv

jv — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:24:20 +0000

I’m curious to see where you get your numbers from about the miniscule numbers of uninsured elderly in 65. I’m finding numbers of 39% uninsured for 65 and up in 1965.

So if we want to do something good, since it could be used for future evil, we should not ever do that good. The illogic is astounding.

By: johnson

johnson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:19:16 +0000

When you are not being an advocate, do you actually believe that, 50 years ago, some “masters in Washington” came up with the idea to enact Medicare so they could “expand their reach” by enacting a bill that would extend health insurance to more Americans… in the year 2010? Who are these guys? If you ask me, their devious plan to arrogate power to themselves wasn’t very well executed, given that they’re probably all dead or out of office by now. (And that, let’s be honest, the healthcare reform options on the table at the moment don’t in fact “extend the power” of any of these ancient “masters” by much.) Good thing Reagan was around to warn us about this stuff, though, right?