Social Security & Medicare

Buckeye_Democrat

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9. I felt like I was talking about myself in the future.

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:20 PM

Nov 2016

It wouldn't surprise me at all if the large Baby Boomer voting bloc keeps Medicare and harmful changes are put in place for younger generations.

I already have health issues. I'm blind in one eye and I'll go blind in the other eventually according to my retinologist, but he can't provide a time frame. It's from a rare genetic condition that causes early-onset macular degeneration and other issues.

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Went to a Medicare forum today [View all] irisblue Nov 2016 OP

I don't think it will change for anyone already in the system. RandySF Nov 2016 #1

So if they plan to change it 10 years from now greymattermom Nov 2016 #2

Right RandySF Nov 2016 #6

I think they'll try to privatize it. subterranean Nov 2016 #3

whole bunch of low info Rep voters did vote to cut their Medicare. irisblue Nov 2016 #5

If it's anything like my experience with union jobs here after I graduated in the 80's... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #4

How do you know? CountAllVotes Nov 2016 #8

I felt like I was talking about myself in the future. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #9

My father had macular degeneration CountAllVotes Nov 2016 #11

Of course he deserved it! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #12

Medicare roundtown98 Mar 2017 #14

Right. They are stating outright that they are going to phase it out, and they have all the Squinch Nov 2016 #7

Of course it's not going to change in 2017. But don't fall asleep yet. (nt) enough Nov 2016 #10

Medicare Forum roundtown98 Mar 2017 #13

Welcome to DU! Nice to have you here from central Ohio. no text irisblue Apr 2017 #15