comment: >
  
  Neither I nor my husband nor any member of my family have ever had a doctor refuse to see us because we’re on Medicare. Are you thinking of Medicaid?
context: I think this whole issue is presented wrong. I've invested in the US government for over 40 years. I mistakenly thought that the money I invested would be safer than investing in the stock market. I didn't know that the funds would be used for other purposes and some idiot would come up with a rule that Medicare can't negotiate with pharmaceutical companies.
  Looks like I was wrong. >
  
  It wasn't one idiot. It was the pharmaceutical companies who paid off a lot of people, or those people are invested in those companies. Shock shock, it's no wonder why it's so hard to stop them from banning insider trading. >
  
  Your right. And the government has borrowed 17+billion from the fund for other purposes. 
  No link but did just Google it. >
  
  Welcome to the club. >
  
  If the government wants more fn money they can squeeze it from our corporate overlord's record profits. >
  
  As a non American, I continue to be puzzled by the concept that until age 65 Americans must pay for their own healthcare, but at 65 a magic button is pushed, and then it is acceptable even to Republicans for the government to pay. >
  
  We still pay after 65 because Medicare doesn't cover everything. We have to buy a private insurance supplement policy for those things not covered. Same for eye care and dental care.  AND many doctors don't accept Medicare. They won't make enough money so basically a "fuck you" to people who don't have the supplement policies. 
  Only in America will you find gun care and health control.