On another note Is anyone else bothered by the nasty tone of some of the above posts?
Yeah....probably one of the main reasons political topics are not allowed.
I also find it odd the mod/adm let this thread turn political with the name calling and mealy mouth replies just like we had before the so called new rules.
The OP's question brings up a good point regardless.
If they did privatize or do away with it and the wife and I were forced to buy insurance at the going rate we would have to sell the camper. Were both 74 years old and with our health history, costs would probably prohibit even having health care like many folks in the past and even present. SS only goes so far for most Americans.
Several years back the insurance industry said by 2020 they were looking for the cost of health care for a individual in the USA to double in costs.
As long as our politicians continue to hide the insurance industries pockets I look for health care costs in this country to continue to soar regardless of what is done with medicare.
