Re: Medicare

I think the main reason is SS, Medicare, Medicaid, AFDC, etc, stories are groaners. I've never known anyone--except Peter Khiss at the NYT--who had the slightest interest in covering them and explaining the issues involved, me included. It's also, unfortunately, part of the culture of "news." At National Journal, I got bonuses and raises for big take-outs on DDT and marijuana, but nary a "well done" for a much more difficult-to-write lead article on the state of Medicare.

On Jan 20, 2006, at 7:43 PM, Marge Talt wrote:

You got it, Jim.

One of the reasons I highly resent the media's propensity for running
articles by those who  seem to indicate that SS is a charity act
instead of a trust fund into which lotsa money is involuntarily paid
by those who hope to see some of it back one day with seldom a
mention about the real reason why the fund may not be able to pay
out.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
Shadyside Garden Designs

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