Romney: Elderly are not affected
Why is it that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are insisting that their changes to Medicare do not affect those over the age of 55?
Apparently they assume that we, the elderly, aren’t concerned about the welfare of our children and the following generations.
My wife and I are proud American patriots even though we have elected to retire in Costa Rica in 1967 because of the beauty of the country and the many variations in climate here.
We opted to not to belong to the Medicare system because of its many shortcomings and lack of coverage for any major medical issues and the cost of medications while in the “donut hole”.
What we found after our move was that Costa Rica has a national health care system that has existed side by side with the private health care system that provides us with complete medical coverage at a reasonable cost.
When the “Obamacare” legislation was passed in 2010 we found that it could have been based on the national health care system here with the exception that the Costa Rican health care system is a single payer system. The Costa Rican government pays the cost of the system while the medical profession manages it.
We pay a monthly fee to belong to the system which is reasonable. I will note that our cost here is less than the same medical system would cost in the U.S. but even so the cost is less than 1/10th the cost of the insured private health care coverage here.
Since 2007 my wife has been treated for two different types of cancer, had heart blockages requiring three stents along with regular treatment of diabetes and fibromyalgia. During this same period of time I have had a ruptured appendix, peritonitis, a hernia and Herpes Zoster (Shingles).All of our medications and hospitalizations are provided at no additional cost above the monthly fee.
These are the things that I hope to see for my progeny in the future under Obama’s health care legislation and the most important of reasons that I will not vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in this election.
I am elderly, at 71, and I am concerned about what happens to my progeny.
I'm with you - I want Medicare to be there when my younger sister [she's 50 now] and her children reach the age I am now [within 3 months of my 65th birthday and beginning to explore my Medicare options.] it's not all about me. it's about those who come after me.
sorry, R's. not everyone is as selfish as you are - nor are we as selfish as you seem to think we are.
Obama did, indeed, pull back on the funding to Medicare. but he pulled it from the provider side - not the elderly who rely on it. and he plowed the money back into Medicare - - NOT into more tax cuts for the wealthy.
as against those moves as you obviously are, you must be on a par with Romney's income bracket, I'm guessing.
Home Sales Tax
Are You Prepared For The ‘Obamacare’ Real Estate Investment Tax?
The Truth About Obamacare’s Real Estate Sales Tax (It Doesn’t Exist)
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The links you provided prove my point.
A 3.8 Percent “Sales Tax” on Your Home?
"Q: Does the new health care law impose a 3.8 percent tax on profits from selling your home?"
"A: No, with very few exceptions. The first $250,000 in profit from the sale of a personal residence won’t be taxed, or the first $500,000 in the case of a married couple. The tax falls on relatively few — those with high incomes from other sources."
Health care law's tax hikes are coming: Who pays?
THE 2 PERCENT
"Who pays: About 2.5 million households — individuals making more than $200,000 per year, couples $250,000.
How much: A 0.9 percent Medicare tax on wages above those threshold amounts; an additional 3.8 percent tax on investment income. Should raise $318 billion over 10 years.
The lowdown: Together these are the biggest tax increase in the health care law.
For those wealthy enough to owe it, the 3.8 percent investment tax comes on top of the existing 15 percent capital gains rate, which is set to rise to 20 percent next year unless Congress acts.
Over the years, more and more people will be caught by the new taxes, because the adjusted gross income level that triggers them doesn't rise with inflation.
But fears that the investment tax will land on m...
The links you provided prove my point.
A 3.8 Percent “Sales Tax” on Your Home?
"Q: Does the new health care law impose a 3.8 percent tax on profits from selling your home?"
"A: No, with very few exceptions. The first $250,000 in profit from the sale of a personal residence won’t be taxed, or the first $500,000 in the case of a married couple. The tax falls on relatively few — those with high incomes from other sources."
Health care law's tax hikes are coming: Who pays?
THE 2 PERCENT
"Who pays: About 2.5 million households — individuals making more than $200,000 per year, couples $250,000.
How much: A 0.9 percent Medicare tax on wages above those threshold amounts; an additional 3.8 percent tax on investment income. Should raise $318 billion over 10 years.
The lowdown: Together these are the biggest tax increase in the health care law.
For those wealthy enough to owe it, the 3.8 percent investment tax comes on top of the existing 15 percent capital gains rate, which is set to rise to 20 percent next year unless Congress acts.
Over the years, more and more people will be caught by the new taxes, because the adjusted gross income level that triggers them doesn't rise with inflation.
But fears that the investment tax will land on most folks' home sales seem overblown — few sellers will be affected. A couple's profit — not sales price — of up to $500,000 from the house they've been living in is exempt from taxes; only gains above that amount are taxed.
When: 2013"
I am sorry to disappointment you, but I am a semi-retired person who works to supplement my retirement income which I worked for and earned. I don't envy or am I jealous of people who worked hard for the money they earned. That is the opportunity everyone in America has.
My sister and her husband have paid the $600 donut hole since they accepted Medicare D.
You worked for years to earn what you have and what you are getting. Mitt Romneys income is totally passive yet he probably pays less as a % of his income than you do. Romney is free to vacation 365 days a year while you continue to be tied to a physical job to get what you want or need.
I'm not jealous of Romneys income but I think he could pay a bit more than the rest of us (98%) to help keep America afloat. I worry about the middle class at home, not just my family. I try to see what is best for the majority.
When I held a party affiliation it was Republican but as they have moved further to the right I have disagreed with many of their policies, particularly over the last several years. My interest is in economics and the welfare of the nations economy.
I am retired on SS and a modest pension. Although I help to support a family of ten here in Costa Rica I have no need to work.
Despite our sometimes sarcastic exchanges I like you for the different perspective that you hold.
I have also enjoyed being able to debate the differences of our opinions.
So the basic idea is to use the savings on Medicare to get 4,000,000 into the insured health care pool. I think that is heading in the direction that we both want.
The Affordable Care Act is a complete fiasco, it does nothing but increase taxes and regulations. Those tradeoffs are too much to get care for 4 million people. I agree we need health care reform, but not through the Affordable Care Act, start over and give the people a real health care program. The less the Government is involved in it the better.
what I still can't figure out is why he ran at all.