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by Accujack 1133 days ago
Extending the current medicare system to simply cover everyone would be a stupid thing to do. Anyone involved with the problem knows that more changes are needed than to simply open the floodgates, and assumes that it will take a lot of work. I don't know why you don't understand that.

>Medicare and Medicaid are subsidized by a shadow tax on working people.

Straight out of the GOP list of talking points. Are you upset that your "hard earned dollars" are going to people who don't deserve them?