tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post149064551338593903..comments2023-05-23T04:21:47.246-07:00Comments on morning coffee: WHY SHOULD SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE FOOT THE BILL?Jim G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00142119429985458217noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-61398160544722622182010-11-29T13:57:04.127-08:002010-11-29T13:57:04.127-08:00Dovetailing Medicare age with SS would save a fort...Dovetailing Medicare age with SS would save a fortune - especially when the age is gradually raised.Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542863255802738652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-88386786042649849642010-11-29T13:56:19.513-08:002010-11-29T13:56:19.513-08:00I am fine with raising the age. We are all living ...I am fine with raising the age. We are all living longer and 70 is the new 50. The Debt Commission wants to raise the age a month every other year. I'd raise it 3 or 4 months a year. That is plenty of notice for future recipients. <br /><br />I'm against means testing. SS is a widely favored program - approximately 80% support - which will not be the case if it shifts from a universal program to a welfare program. Further - if you means tested it only for those who wouldn't really miss it, you wouldn't save all that much.Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542863255802738652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-21082487889095573912010-11-29T10:28:46.432-08:002010-11-29T10:28:46.432-08:00George Will favors immediate means testing for Soc...George Will favors immediate means testing for Social Security. Who is against it? Why hasn't it already happened?Eric Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206597713747866047noreply@blogger.com