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Social Security & Medicare

RandySF

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6. Right

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:09 PM

Nov 2016

Conservative Dems like Donnelly have already come out against it, which means Republicans probably can't afford much bleeding of their own ranks. Those older voters who pushed Trump in can turn on a dime.

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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