Threat of Chopping Social Security and Medicare

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By ladybluewriter

These threats bring on great anxiety among the older generation of citizens!!!!
These threats bring on great anxiety among the older generation of citizens!!!!

I am sorry life has come to taking funds from the retirement system of our country. I worked 29 years and paid in all those years for my share of a right to retire and draw social security in my older years. I still have not gotten my medicare as of yet, but I am due to be able to apply in a few months. Now I am hearing cut medicare and cut social security. I am sorry that society thinks it is ok to take funds that was provided for people to retire and use them for other things. That money was set aside for my rights to retire and have money to survive and live out my days. I have done without medical coverage for several years now waiting for my chance to have medical help. Then I am hearing by legislatures that we need to cut the budget so cut out those things that causes us to be in the red and not be able to balance the budget. I think excuse me.....................................Who took our money and appropriated it somewhere else.......................................................? I am furious to know that our elderly and disabled people have to look at the sun shining and over their heads is the street, death around the door, suffering, starvation, and dying of heat stroke and not to mention freezing in the cold. What is our world coming to? Of course I have heard of how some in the world wish to cut back the population, but I tell you life should not be like this.

I am putting this one back on congress to confess up the real fact we are in trouble is the bail outs and the putting money in countries to fight wars that we never should be in. If we get in them , then have some realism about doing what we set out to do and get the heck out. Make a war that you have to pay out a billion a week, and think Medicare and Social Security is the culprit. Let us get real people. I lived so many years that I know the truth. You are not fooling those of us who know what you do with our money. Then you go off to some foreign country and you borrow money in the billions, and then you got the nerve to say cut Medicare and Social Security benefits.

Since the rich folks have jets, mansions,and lots of food on their table and attend Ivy League Colleges, then I ask you are you taking me in and taking care of me, when I am homeless and without food. No you would look at me like a curse on society that you brought about, and yeah it disgusts me. How can you live with your conscious? Did you feed the poor, or give home to the homeless?

Did you look at why we have expenses in Medicare? Look at the care we get in hospitals across the nation, and how if you complain about one thing, then they call the police to escort you right out of the hospital and all you do is say, may I speak to a doctor? Then that person ends up back out on the street and never gets the care they need. Yeah I know there are some who make abuse the system, and we all pay for it. Why is it that insurance companies can walk in and tell the hospital or doctors that we are only going to pay x amount of dollars on this bill, because it is reasonable and customary? Why is it that their is any difference? Seems to me that people are being charged far more than they should in these cases. Then there is the good old co payment and gaps in medicine. One day you have to give them $150. each time you visit a hospital or $50. if you go to a doctor. I am thinking suppose you have no money. This is all beyond me. If you think you can walk in and blame the elderly for all this , then you better think again. I can see even how you could make hospitals more efficient and less costly and not charge people for co pays they do not have. Where is our medical care,and better yet am I getting fired from Social Security like employers fire their employees to cut corners. Help America your elderly are in danger and also your disabled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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mattdigiulio Level 2 Commenter 10 months ago

ladybluewriter,

Your sentiments - and those of millions of others - are expressed beautifully here. The high costs of health insurance and medication force many to have to come out of retirement in sometimes ill health to work minimum wage jobs. The system is fixed against the middle- and lower (economic) classes. A relative of mine retired after working the same job for over 35 years, and he was hassled over his pension and such. The flagrancy is incredible. Great hub!

Best, Matt

ladybluewriter 10 months ago

Thank you for the compliment on my writing mattdigiulio. I feel it is time we stand up here and say no more treating us like we are nothing. America was built on immigrants that said no more being treated wrongly. I am also saying stop hurting our people.

HSchneider Level 6 Commenter 10 months ago

I agree with your sentiments Ladybluewriter. It is criminal that Congress is making these false arguments to cut our social programs. We have paid into them with the promise of receiving the benefits when the time comes. Defense and homeland security have skyrocketed too much. The Bush tax cuts were never needed and first put us back into deficit. One point I would like to disagree with is the bailout TARP money. Almost all has been paid back with interest so this item is not the cause of this huge budget deficit. Excellent Hub.

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ladybluewriter Hub Author 10 months ago

Thanks HSchneider for commenting on this Hub. I was just listening to the news and I watched President Obama point blank asked if the checks for social security would go out on the 3rd. of August. He added there were others also in this like veterans,those on disabiity and etc., but he never said it would not happen. I watched his facial avoidance expressions, and right now I am literally scared. My husband has to pay for his medications and his check is basically paying our over head or rent, utilities among other things. He is unable to survive without his meds. I wrote this article, and now I feel like I did not say enough. This is absolutely shocking, and yes it is criminal. Oh how my anxiety level is going up.

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smcopywrite Level 4 Commenter 10 months ago

so many people agree with you and what you have spoken about. however, remember its not the majority of people that are out to cut medicare and social security its our congress. unfortunately, it was our congress that took that money out of the social security pot and spent it elsewhere. doesnt anyone wonder where we get the money to fund things like 29 million dollar fighter jets that havent even flown? homeland security is a catch all phrase that too many people have left unquestioned as to where the money is going and we are left holding the bag when the expenses override the income.

if we had all of the airlines and banks that borrowed money pay the money back we wouldnt have to bite our nails for the checks that are to go out on the third of august.

in the richest country in the world we shouldnt have to worry that people that paid into security their entire life are being taken care of.

medications should be free if you ask me. why not?if not free make everything generic or not under a patent to any major pharmacy company. they will still make money and people will still stay healthy.

wonderful hub and say it again. write another one as an addendum to this one. i like the way you say it.

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ladybluewriter Hub Author 10 months ago

I so agree with you smcopywrite. I will write an addendum. You have inspired me to take it a step up the line.

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