Quote from: Grammy on June 04, 2021, 05:49:47 PMMaybe I'd be better off to just have my own, privately-funded health savings account. 

Medicare is good. Don't miss the chance. There is a reason it is losing money.

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 05, 2021, 05:23:51 AMMedicare is good. Don't miss the chance. There is a reason it is losing money.

We've decided to sit down with the financial planner and ask him to guide us through it.  You're right; it's a slippery slope but we just need to dig in. 

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 05, 2021, 05:23:51 AMMedicare is good. Don't miss the chance. There is a reason it is losing money.

I am almost 100 years old. I would not be with out it.  Is saved our butts many times over the years. (for my wife and myself)

Quote from: walkstall on June 05, 2021, 06:55:15 AMI am almost 100 years old. I would not be with out it.  Is saved our butts many times over the years. (for my wife and myself)

I say you should shoot for 200.  I fully support that.   

Quote from: Grammy on June 05, 2021, 06:58:36 AMI say you should shoot for 200.  I fully support that. 

I don't think the good wife could could stand me that long.   

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 05, 2021, 05:23:51 AMMedicare is good. Don't miss the chance. There is a reason it is losing money.

How can medicare possibly lose money? It never had any friggin money to lose. It just spends the taxpayer's money.
Who pumped that smoke up your ass?

Quote from: dickfoster on June 05, 2021, 08:02:08 AMHow can medicare possibly lose money? It never had any friggin money to lose. It just spends the taxpayer's money.
Who pumped that smoke up your ass?

If you didn't understand my post that is your problem. Don't come in here thinking you are smartest guy in the world.

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 05, 2021, 08:33:22 AMIf you didn't understand my post that is your problem. Don't come in here thinking you are smartest guy in the world.

I may or may not be the smartest guy but I can sure as hell read and understand the English language. Did you or did you not say medicare lost money? You can read your own post for the answer.

Quote from: dickfoster on June 05, 2021, 09:23:21 AMI may or may not be the smartest guy but I can sure as hell read and understand the English language. Did you or did you not say medicare lost money? You can read your own post for the answer.

Yes. Simply, the program pays out more than it takes in from premiums. That is losing money on a program.

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 05, 2021, 09:27:53 AMYes. Simply, the program pays out more than it takes in from premiums. That is losing money on a program.

What premiums? Medicare runs on friggin taxes and always has. A premium is something you pay for voluntarily by choice. When the government takes something from you by force leaving you no choice, it is not a premium, it's either a friggin tax or outright theft but it sure as hell ain't no friggin
premium.
This is how people get so bamboozled. They accept any crap shoved down their thoats and regurgitate it without giveing it any thought whatsoever and without making the slightest effort to think first.

Quote from: dickfoster on June 05, 2021, 11:04:08 AMWhat premiums? Medicare runs on friggin taxes and always has. A premium is something you pay for voluntarily by choice. When the government takes something from you by force leaving you no choice, it is not a premium, it's either a friggin tax or outright theft but it sure as hell ain't no friggin
premium.
This is how people get so bamboozled. They accept any crap shoved down their thoats and regurgitate it without giveing it any thought whatsoever and without making the slightest effort to think first.

Are you not aware that Medicare premiums are taken out of SS payments? The rest of the expense of the program comes from taxpayer funds.

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 05, 2021, 11:28:02 AMAre you not aware that Medicare premiums are taken out of SS payments? The rest of the expense of the program comes from taxpayer funds.

Maybe if you look around some you can find an adult education English class for yourself so you can brush up on comprehension of the English language. You sure as hell don't seem to get it or understand what I'm trying to tell you.
Are you really that thick or are you just playing dumb?
Again a premium is something you pay by choice, it is not something taken from you by force.

Quote from: dickfoster on June 05, 2021, 11:04:08 AMWhat premiums? Medicare runs on friggin taxes and always has. A premium is something you pay for voluntarily by choice. When the government takes something from you by force leaving you no choice, it is not a premium, it's either a friggin tax or outright theft but it sure as hell ain't no friggin
premium.
This is how people get so bamboozled. They accept any crap shoved down their thoats and regurgitate it without giveing it any thought whatsoever and without making the slightest effort to think first.

They take it right out of our SS checks each month.  But like anything the government does it losing money.  So they take what they nee from other taxpayer also.  It call the government way!

Quote from: walkstall on June 05, 2021, 12:00:15 PMThey take it right out of our SS checks each month.  But like anything the government does it losing money.  So they take what they nee from other taxpayer also.  It call the government way!

The operative word here is they "TAKE" it.

Quote from: dickfoster on June 05, 2021, 12:05:44 PMThe operative word here is they "TAKE" it.

And it is called "Medicare premiums".