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I repeat why can't I buy into Medicare? Roland00 Send a noteboard - 12/02/2019 01:06:26 AM

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I still have health care through work. I have to be signed up for Medicare Part A - the “free” part, but it is secondary to my work plan. I don’t sign up for Parts B, C and D until after I stop working.


You can see your actions as charitable or honorable, but it was your choice to make those choices. Why do I not get this option? Why can't I buy into Medicare as a public option? Sure I have to pay a fixed sum monthly or yearly but why can't I be given this choice?

Backdrop to this Rhetorical Question, 4 of the 8 different Health Care Bills the Democrats proposed does not increase taxes but are a form of Medicare buy in. Well technically it is not 8 for it is 6 are bills and 2 of them are Think Tank proposals.

https://www.vox.com/2018/12/13/18103087/medicare-for-all-single-payer-democrats-sanders-jayapal

The link I just gave has a nice chart that is up to date as of Dec 2018.

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But whatever ¯\ (ツ) /¯

None of the bills currently proposed will become law, and we will probably have a half a dozen additional proposals in the next year. It is all virtue / value signaling at this point. Sure some bill may occur in 2020 to 2024 if the Democrats gain the presidency, keep the house, and gain enough Senate Seats but there is no way to predict what the final legislation is going to look like in 2021 to 2024 from our vantage point in 2019.

As The Two Towers movie said from my High School Years. So it Begins.

Or to use an example from your generation Mookie as a German Field Marshal once said. No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.

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Medicare for All - just add 36% points to your marginal tax rate - Anonymous2000 - 11/02/2019 02:30:53 PM 1263 Views
That is just to cover the additional costs. damookster - 11/02/2019 03:36:23 PM 742 Views
Very good point! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 11/02/2019 04:07:17 PM 391 Views
But I heard we can just print some $1 Trillion coins and pay for it that way *NM* aerocontrols - 11/02/2019 03:38:01 PM 391 Views
All paid via Bitcoins! Anonymous2000 - 11/02/2019 04:07:46 PM 699 Views
I can't even imagine... Jeordam - 11/02/2019 04:47:31 PM 756 Views
Agreed, it would destroy a lot of households. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/02/2019 04:59:45 AM 445 Views
You realize this is a ridiculous comparison, right? Legolas - 11/02/2019 06:06:55 PM 927 Views
Eliminating my health insurance costs benefits my employer far more than me. damookster - 11/02/2019 06:34:44 PM 754 Views
I agree, it's not obvious where that money would go. Legolas - 11/02/2019 08:14:31 PM 755 Views
The Trump tax cuts put an extra $300 per month in my take-home pay. damookster - 11/02/2019 08:18:04 PM 723 Views
I was talking about the corporate tax reduction part. Legolas - 11/02/2019 08:39:08 PM 797 Views
So if they just took the money your employer is already paying... *NM* random thoughts - 11/02/2019 11:43:02 PM 403 Views
Mookie why can't I buy into Medicare, why do you get Medicare? Roland00 - 12/02/2019 12:47:42 AM 726 Views
I do not have Medicare even though I’m old enough to qualify. damookster - 12/02/2019 12:52:04 AM 722 Views
I repeat why can't I buy into Medicare? Roland00 - 12/02/2019 01:06:26 AM 699 Views
I liked Mike Tyson’s version. damookster - 12/02/2019 03:06:51 AM 725 Views
I never answered your question, did I? damookster - 13/02/2019 12:33:55 AM 691 Views
Buy in, he said. fionwe1987 - 13/02/2019 12:41:29 AM 716 Views
Less than private insurance? damookster - 13/02/2019 12:59:44 AM 705 Views
You are making assumptions here. Roland00 - 13/02/2019 01:27:12 AM 752 Views
You’re right, I am. damookster - 13/02/2019 02:08:02 AM 740 Views
Nothing wrong with that Roland00 - 13/02/2019 03:18:40 AM 749 Views
I’m sorry Roland that your experiences have been so negative. damookster - 13/02/2019 03:33:20 AM 714 Views
by the way, I’m on my third dirty Cajun martini... damookster - 13/02/2019 03:41:51 AM 723 Views
It is probably good that I am broke right now Roland00 - 13/02/2019 04:21:37 AM 731 Views
It is. Come to Connecticut and I will buy you as many as you can handle. *NM* damookster - 13/02/2019 04:30:25 AM 401 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 13/02/2019 05:00:42 AM 711 Views
Yes , you are right damookster - 13/02/2019 05:16:07 AM 720 Views
I'll have to take your word for it... Jeordam - 11/02/2019 07:14:15 PM 755 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 11/02/2019 08:22:13 PM 732 Views
*nods* Jeordam - 11/02/2019 10:16:12 PM 752 Views
Is it really wasteful? I think that is just your moral intuition. Roland00 - 12/02/2019 12:55:21 AM 698 Views
Have you ever worked with the US government? Jeordam - 12/02/2019 05:30:44 PM 770 Views
I can't import the paperwork and accounting software without importing their values? Roland00 - 12/02/2019 06:08:07 PM 707 Views
As someone who writes technical documents and consults with software.... Jeordam - 12/02/2019 09:30:33 PM 701 Views
Too many cooks, thus we must remain with the Status Quo? *NM* Roland00 - 12/02/2019 10:06:32 PM 357 Views
On US government inefficiency... fionwe1987 - 13/02/2019 12:45:39 AM 747 Views
I agree with you. Jeordam - 13/02/2019 06:42:21 PM 703 Views
"why should i have to pay for something for someone else" asks man who uses public infrastructure moondog - 19/02/2019 10:17:31 PM 1015 Views
You do realize that there is a difference... Jeordam - 20/02/2019 05:54:50 PM 729 Views
How is it ridiculous? Roland00 - 12/02/2019 12:45:40 AM 722 Views
how did you manage to become mayor of any place being so willfully stupid all the time? *NM* moondog - 19/02/2019 10:19:32 PM 697 Views
Re: Medicare for All - just add 36% points to your marginal tax rate - Duke - 11/03/2019 04:13:54 AM 807 Views
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