Paul Ryan, Good Choice Or Bad?

Medicare is a tax that each of us pay through Social Security tax practically since we started working. Those already in the 50s, once you've paid 40 quarters (10 years) into Social Security you will be vested. Medicare will start at age of 65 whether or not you already get the social security checks and you'll be billed $125.00 by the government. Those born starting at the year 1946, you'll get your Social Security checks monthly at the age 66. Once you get your SS checks, each month $125.00 will be deducted automatically from them as your premium for your Medicare. You'll get the Medicare card one month before your 65th birthday. With that, you'll go anywhere to get medical care and other than your monthly premium, you also pay $165.00 deductible each year but unless you buy Medicare Part D, you can't get your medicines paid by Medicare. Medicare only pay for health and hospitalization costs but not medicines. Whereas Medicaid, you'll contribute for the indigents through your State Tax. You don't get Medicaid unless you are poor (must show proof of income) regardless of age or under 65. Since Social Security and Medicare are broke, Paul Ryan was suggesting for all the younger people (under 50) to start thinking of the privatization of the Medicare so that you would be able to get Medicare after you reach the age of 65. He is just suggesting but the liberals erroneously started frightening Senior citizens that they would not get their SS checks or Medicare benefits. Totally false. If you were born after 1960, unless the government changes the SS and Medicare system, you may not be able to get either benefits as the money is supposed to run out (don't know when exactly) since the government have been BORROWING from the Social Security account to fund entitlements. A private company will do their fiduciary duties not to "borrow" or raid the social security/medicare funds. A lot safer than the government who can't run even a post office. The last quarter they have a $5.9 B (billions) shortfall. They could not pay the pension entitlements of the USPS employees. A lot of current senior citizens however are not even aware that the Obama administration had taken $700 B (yes billions) from Medicare to fund the Obamacare even if it is not effective until 2014 (if the House ever approve to fund it). Some astute seniors already noticed that their doctors have been paid less this year compared to last year, because of the cut and their medical procedures have to be vetted by the Independent Payment Advisory Board in DC before being approved by Medicare. Yes, the rationing already started under the radar. Repeal Obamacare is the first thing we all have to do. Hope this clarify your questions.