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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by wayneftw on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:30PM (#24412950)
Do public taxes pay for my care when I’m old?

I thought we just got Social Security which is a fixed rate.

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:39PM (#24413063)
Medicare is one of our largest, non-discretionary outlays.
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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by ptmcc on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:59PM (#24414023)
Yes, most seniors survive on Medicare.

Our society has completely forgotten how prevalent and crushing elder poverty was prior to Social Security and Medicare being enacted.

The majority of seniors in this country depend at least partially, if not wholly, on Medicare/SS to not be destitute and uncared for. The numbers for retirement/health savings for seniors beyond Medicare/SS are very bleak.

And yet we are perpetually at risk of throwing it all away for some short-term political points.

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