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To: SilentZ who wrote (759428)	12/26/2013 5:52:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	4 Recommendations Recommended By i-node steve harris THE WATSONYOUTH TimF Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575758

Z, So yes, there are more people becoming dependent of Medicare and Social Security. But that's not because those programs make people more likely to take those; age does. SS and Medicare creates more dependents because they ignore the impact of rising life expectancies and an aging population. By resisting any change necessary to deal with that trend, you are essentially owning the growth in dependents. And that suits you just fine because the more dependents you create, the more votes you can lock in. Tenchusatsu

To: SilentZ who wrote (759428)	12/26/2013 5:59:12 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By FJB Tenchusatsu Respond to of 1575758

>> (which in the last three years, it hasn't much, and Medicare is becoming more and more solvent long-term because of that). Another case of a liberal coloring the facts to support his own agenda. The truth, of course, is that Obamacare has had absolutely no positive effect on controlling health care costs and the rates of increase had been declining for several years before Obamacare. It just wouldn't have been convenient to admit it in 2010.