DaleMn, Medicare is a tough nut. I have no problems with insurance comapnies involved in medicare as they are now with the Advantage Plan. I also am in favor of profits. I agree companies like Goldman Sachs give capitalism a bad name. However, you will find that insurance companies are not making the kind of profits that put off most of us. The government model is not conducive to profitable enterprises. I would rather see a plan like Ryan's. As is always the case , the plan offered by ryan will be modified a number of times if or when it is submitted for final review.

I certainly do not want a 15 member panel making medical decisions for medicare receipients.

Let me end by acknowledging that I sort of resent the hypocrisy of Congress. People have been forced to pay into social security and medicare for years and now these hypocrites call it an entitlement. Perhaps hey use that term because they have felt entitled to raid these fund for years to feed their pet projects. Personally I will not take either a Republican or Democrat

plan at face value. History is witness to their repeated failures.

Our plants are mine to water but my wife's to when it comes to enjoying them