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gulliver

(13,180 posts)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 06:57 PM Aug 2012

I'm under 55. If Romney cuts my Medicare doesn't that cut my Social Security?

I mean if I am living on Social Security when I retire (and I plan on it being a big part of my income), then won't Romney's voucher program basically force me to spend my Social Security money to pay for his cuts to the Medicare Program?

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I'm under 55. If Romney cuts my Medicare doesn't that cut my Social Security? (Original Post) gulliver Aug 2012 OP
don't worry, they will be cutting everything... rfranklin Aug 2012 #1
Yep! Or, nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #2
What social security? Methinks you missed the fine print. TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #3
Right, I forgot how much Republicans like privatization. It will take Ryan... gulliver Aug 2012 #4
BINGO!!!! Wellstone ruled Aug 2012 #5
 

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)
1. don't worry, they will be cutting everything...
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:02 PM
Aug 2012

because people who depend on SS and Medicare are parasites living off the efforts of the "job creators."

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
2. Yep! Or, nope ...
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:06 PM
Aug 2012

depending on how you look at it.

The voucher program won't force you to spend SS money on Medicare ... it'll just force you to spend that portion of your SS that you planned on spending on FOOD to pay for his cuts to Medicare.

See how that works? I think I'm learning to think republican.

gulliver

(13,180 posts)
4. Right, I forgot how much Republicans like privatization. It will take Ryan...
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:48 PM
Aug 2012

...about five minutes to break out steps 2 and 3 from the fine print.

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