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12-01-2021, 09:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It doesn't work that way.
The SS increase was intended to help offset the Medicare increase. The two work together. Inflation happens, you are expected to keep up with it. Bread was only 5 cents a loaf in 1934. And income was only $10 per week. Prices go up. People need to pay higher bills, and therefore need more pay. The costs of living go up, and so do the costs of doing business. Medicare and Social Security are social programs designed to keep older people from becoming destitute or dying as a direct result of not being able to afford the kind of medical care that most people over 65 tend to need.
If you're not happy with your $70 inceased check and $18 increased Medicare cost, you're welcome to donate the excess to somewhere else, and opt out of everything except Medicare A, which has no premium to you at all.
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I am not happy with my $100 decreased check. Who would be?
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Last edited by manaboutown; 12-02-2021 at 09:21 AM.
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