Reply #17: medicare for one [View All]

[rdking647]

medicare as its currently structured is a train wreck waiting to happen. It needs to be radically reformed.

my ideas..
1. get rid of the income tax cap on medicare contributions
2. phase in a medicare co pay of up to 20% of the costs of treatment for those able to afford,similar to private insurance
3. open medicare up to all americans as a public option
4. for the wealthiest americans,those making over 500k a year make their medicar tax equal to the actual cost of the insurance provided.
5. let medicare buy drugs from foreign sources.

im sure theres more

for ss id raise the income tax cap and phase in an increase in the retirement age. Id also reduce the maximun benefit for the wealthiest americans down to what teh average ss benefit is