Hey all......

I work in the Medical field and am getting so disgusted with the Medicare abuse I see.... I have heard lately how they need to earmark another thirty-two billion on top of what is already in the system to keep it solvent..... Here is the big question I propose....

Why in the hell is social security and medicare STILL going to the wealthy retired? It just burns me up to have my Mom on one hand not be able to afford her meds, yet my Dad (divorced her when I was a babe) is not Bill Gates but is what I consider wealthy, and recieves medicare and SS retirement...... I know the AARP has a lot of pull due to it's $$ and PAC's, but I think that retired wealthy people accepting what is nothing more than welfare for retired people appalling and sickening. They ought to be ashamed of themselves as far as I am concerned...... My Dad says "I paid into the system and they owe it to me no matter how much money I have" but that is total BS.... I have paid into the federal system since I was in my teens and does that mean that I am owed welfare/medicaid no matter what I earn? NO!
If I fall into a certain income category, then I may qualify... Should be the same for SS and Medicare...... The thought of retired people making $70k or more a year getting SS or medicare just does not make sense..... If they would only give it to those truly in need, the system would have a surplus and people like my Mom could then get their meds included....

For any forum readers that fall into the wealthy-welfare-takers category I take this opportunity to say "Shame on you".....

MC