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To: epicure who wrote (233708)	10/6/2013 9:16:29 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542256

To repeat my position on this one, both SS and Medicare are politically defensible so long as they are available to everyone without income limits. Once the latter are put in place, they become welfare programs and extremely politically vulnerable.

To: epicure who wrote (233708)	10/7/2013 12:52:44 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542256

I'm pretty sure SS will end up being means tested, as it should be. It already is, in a fashion. If you are still working and earn over a certain amount, your SS is cut. But, if you are truly wealthy, and get "unearned" income, it's not. That should be changed.