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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Medicaid and Medicare programs are SOCIAL programs designed to give the US a better, more stable SOCIETY. If there were no Medicaid then MANY older retired people would be FORCED to turn to a life of CRIME in order to eat and have a roof over their heads. If this many people turned to crime, it would cost SOCIETY MORE than the costs of Medicare and Medicaid are today.
.......Social programs give a country stability. To be a 1st world country you need stability and the rule of law.
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If only the truly needy and unable to care for themselves financially were served, Medicaid would be very worthwhile. Right now, Medicaid is a joke.
Are there some older citizens needing assistance? Yes, but most would survive with just a little larger stipend. If they gave their money away early, I have no sympathy.
I would rather save this country than see the kids of senior citizens get a gift to buy a new boat, buy that second home on a lake, a new car, pay off their mortgage rather than paying the tab themselves and so forth. We're not just talking about screwing the country by making it pay for our senior aging, we're talking about breaking the financial back of the USA.