Re: Medicare

I was just joking about the age discrimination Marge.
But as to Big Brother....I'm sure you've been watching the Google situation.
Who will they spy on next?

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Medicare


> I rather doubt that's the reason....with the draft they want
> something out of you; with SS and Medicare, they have to fork out to
> you.  I think it's just plain old gov't. rigmarole.  You have to sign
> up for SS by a certain date after you become 65 even if you don't
> plan on retiring and collecting it until later.  Makes NO sense to
> me.  Maybe it's just part of the big brother is watching you
> syndrome, which seems to be getting worse and worse with each passing
> day.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
> Shadyside Garden Designs
> > > by a specific date, you get penalized.  Huh?  Same if you don't
> sign
> > > up for either SS or Medicare by a certain age.  I do NOT get the
> > > point here.
> >
> > Could it be that they don't want to be accused of discrimination?
> 18 yr old
> > men must sign up for the draft by a certain date or be penalized.
> >
> > Re>  If the surplus that used to exist had been
> > > invested and kept in the fund instead of spent on other stuff by
> > > every administration since inception, there wouldn't be a pending
> > > funding problem IMO.
> >
> > My thoughts exactly.  I always wondered why they were allowed to
> plunder SS.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Z5
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Medicare
> >
> >
> > > Our leader's singular grasp of our common language clarifies why
> the
> > > prescription portion of Medicare is so completely unintelligible.
> > >
> > > The part I have never understood is that if you don't sign up for
> it
> > > by a specific date, you get penalized.  Huh?  Same if you don't
> sign
> > > up for either SS or Medicare by a certain age.  I do NOT get the
> > > point here.
> > >
> > > I've read the info. on prescription drugs several times and have
> yet
> > > to make any real sense of it.  Trust our government to create a
> > > program that defies comprehension. I have got to deal with this
> on
> > > account of my DH, so can't ignore it:-(
> > >
> > > I do clearly see how the prescription drug programs will increase
> the
> > > bottom line of the providers of the plans but am not so sure
> they'll
> > > reduce that of the participants.
> > >
> > > The only 'red' that I see in our leader's proposal, so cogently
> > > stated below,  is the ink on my bottom line.  I've paid a wad for
> SS
> > > over the past 50 years.  If the surplus that used to exist had
> been
> > > invested and kept in the fund instead of spent on other stuff by
> > > every administration since inception, there wouldn't be a pending
> > > funding problem IMO.
> > >
> > > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > > mtalt@hort.net
> > > Shadyside Garden Designs
> > > > Recently some of you on the list said you were slogging through
> the
> > > new
> > > > medicare choices. I received the following explanation from
> someone
> > > when
> > > > it first came out but deleted it. I'm glad to say that my
> sister
> > > just
> > > > sent it to me again and I thought it might be of some help to
> you.
> > > >
> > > > Kitty
> > > >  > > President Bush Explains Medicare Drug Bill > >
> > > >
> > > > > > WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: "I don't really understand. How is the
> new
> > > plan going to fix the problem?"
> > > >
> > > > > > PRESIDENT BUSH: (Verbatim response) > > "Because the -- all
> > > which is
> > > > on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For
> example,
> > > how
> > > > benefits are calculated, for example, is on the table. Whether
> or
> > > not
> > > > benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases.
> There's
> > > a
> > > > series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And
> when
> > > you
> > > > couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those --
> > > changing
> > > > those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been
> > > promised
> > > > more likely to be -- or closer delivered to that has been
> promised.
> > > Does
> > > > that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's
> a
> > > series
> > > > of things that cause the -- like, for example, benefits are
> > > calculated
> > > > based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of
> > > prices.
> > > > Some have suggested that we calculate -- the benefits will rise
> > > based
> > > > upon inflation, supposed to wage increases. There is a reform
> that
> > > would
> > > > help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other
> words,
> > > how
> > > > fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if
> those
> > > -- if
> > > > that growth is affected, it will help on the red."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Forward this to others -- so they, too, can understand...
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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