[pickel]

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Originally Posted by evereddie

Pickel, I am very glad it helped you but you didn't anwer my question. Whether you feel it right now or care to know, Medicare like all other government programs is in big rouble. Here it is directly....

How Obama And McCain Differ On Medicare, CBS Evening News: How The Candidates Propose To Fix The Ailing Program - CBS News

"Both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain concede Medicare is in trouble.

"By 2019, there will be no money left!" McCain has said.

He blames bloated bureaucracy. Arguing doctors and clinics should get lump-sum payments for quality care, instead of being paid for individual tests and treatments.

"What about the idea of saying, 'OK,' to a healthcare provider. 'A heart transplant is going to be based on the overall outcome and care that you provide for that patient,'" he said.

Obama sees waste in the private plans that contract with Medicare to manage the treatment of a quarter of its recipients - about 10 million seniors. Studies show those plans cost the government roughly 13 percent more than traditional medicine.

"It doesn't help seniors get any better. It's not improving our health care system. It's just a give-away," Obama said.

"Pickel, I am very glad it helped you "

Much appreciated

However, on the flip side, It keeps a lot of folks from getting in any worse condition than they are now. If Bush can piss away BILLIONS of mine and your money to, for instance Halliburton &
Blackwater USA, I wouldn't care how much waste or how much of a "give away" Medicare might be.. People ARE being HELPED. I'm the proof of the pudding. My wife still has a husband. My daughter still has a father and my grand daughter still has her "Popa" How many wives and daughters and grand children will looking at a picture or a Silver Star or teared stained letter this Thanksgiving ?????

Try to look at the humanistic side and be a little more empathetic .

BTW, I voted for Ralph. I will NEVER trust or believe ANYTHING any politician says, especially Obombma, much less "Turn his back on the Vets" McCain