Medicare

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Nebe

What happens when it's killed? How about social security ?

Look if you are depending on Medicare and SSI you are a Fing idiot. Even at Max it's not enough to live on. You should be building your nest egg during your working years. Not buying Porches.

If they kill SSi and Medicare, my wife and I will be fine. We saved during all the 50 years we each worked. You should be focusing on being self sufficient not depending on Uncle Sam to support you. JMO.

[piemma]

I never post here but it annoys the hell out of me to have people blaming the government because they aren't going to be getting SSI. Yes, I know we all paid into it. Yes, I know it's our money but 25 years ago I decided I wouldn't rely on it when I retire.

We paid off the house we've been in for 43 years. I drive a 2003 Chevy with 138,000 miles on it...paid. I have a 2005 CC paid for. I have a 2009 Suzuki SX4 paid for. I have 2 wood stoves and cut and split 8 to 10 cords of wood to supplement my heat. I don't ask anything of the Feds and, while I accept SSi and medicare, I don't EXPECT it to be there forever.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by piemma

Look if you are depending on Medicare and SSI you are a Fing idiot. Even at Max it's not enough to live on. You should be building your nest egg during your working years. Not buying Porches.

If they kill SSi and Medicare, my wife and I will be fine. We saved during all the 50 years we each worked. You should be focusing on being self sufficient not depending on Uncle Sam to support you. JMO.

Just curious, what's the fallback for health insurance. My main concern with the Medicare + no ACA is that insurance companies driven by actuaries and profit hunting (they are businesses after all) are either going to outright deny the aging population any sort of substantial coverage or charge an amount that drains whatever 401k + IRA + savings accounts we all have. All during years where serious illness with long term substantial costs are more likely. That scares me...

Social security I agree... it's money I pretty much have said I'll never see again.
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