Happy Birthday Dear Medicare! Happy Birthday to You!

[eridani]

You can watch the Medicare 48th Birthday Celebration in Seattle on YouTube now at

Stop! in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!

(to a very well known tune. Although we were probably less The Supremes than The Postmenopausal Female Tenor YaYa Sisterhood)

Hey there Congress, we know just where you’re going
When you talk about cutting down our spending
We know you’re lying to our nation
To try to cut our health and education

This time don’t treat us like dirt
Leaving us sick and hurt
Think it over
Think it over

Stop! in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!
Stop in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!
Think it over
Think it over

We know that you’ve pretended to be nice
We even fell for it maybe once or twice
Are all those corporate donations
Worth more than our health and education?

But now we’re up in arms
And we’ll resist your charms
Think it over
Think it over

Stop! in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!
Stop in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!
Think it over
Think it over

We’ve tried so hard, so hard to be patient
Hoping you would stop this desecration
Each time that Congress gets together
We’re afraid of losing Medicare forever

Stop! in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!
Stop in the name of health
Don't take our Medicare!
Stop!

[msongs]

1. for its birthday let's give it the power to negotiate drug prices nt

[eridani]

2. What a wonderful idea for a present!

Wish I could giftwrap it right now.

[Enthusiast]

3. +1 That would be a good start......nt