Let me take a shot at the original question: Am I better off than in 2000?

Let me see - I "GOT" retired in 1999 and sent to another company which retired me in December 2000. That enabled me to buy a home in the Villages in July, 2001 before the housing prices when sky high in TV. Chalk one up for better. :hot:

Did Bush tax cuts make a difference?

Not that I know of. :dontknow:

Has the Medicare Prescription Plan helped you personally?

Not old enough! ;D

If you continue to receive prescription benefits from your former employer has it remained as good, stayed the same or gotten worse since Medicare D went into effect?

Prices have gone up but I think it is just the cost of medications. The big business controls the market and are not going to give anyone a break. Which means that we will never see the reduced costs of Canadian supplied prescriptions. If I can get a generic drug for one tenth of the cost that they charge for a brand name drug something is wrong. ???