Why do some liberals ignore facts on medicare?

Now ain’t that the most amazing thing you ever read???? Alter uses Medicare as an example of good government that Obama Care should emulate even though “..it’s running out of money” and “..despite all the fraud and abuse..”

So much for solid journalism.

and yet ask a republican if we should get rid of Medicare and they will tell you NO. The current health care plan is trying to put cost control measures in place to address these things. and PS, Single-Payer is off the table and has been for awhile

sweet, you just love to point fingers. hehe.

The main cry is about the $1 trillion-plus cost over a 10-year period. Changes in insurance costs, drug costs, revamping Medicare and Medicaid could make this cost-neutral.
Let's put things into perspective. A cost-benefit comparison into George W. Bush's adventure into Iraq could be a place to begin. It costs more than $10 million per month for this mess. It began in 2003, and we will be there at least until 2011. By then, we will have spent as much as we would on health care reform. Which will be the better value?

sweet, you just love to point fingers. hehe.

Only when one is pointing at me, the "lib"

sweets--and you honestly think that the "co-ops" aren't a way for the government to get their foot in the door with a public option?! I can see the shingle now..."ACORN Health Centers R Us!!!" LOL :o)

sweets--and you honestly think that the "co-ops" aren't a way for the government to get their foot in the door with a public option?! I can see the shingle now..."ACORN Health Centers R Us!!!" LOL :o)

I am not for the co-ops, I am for the public option.

the definition of a liberal...a person who is so open-minded that their brains fall out.

The cost of the Iraq War alone, since 2002 is nearly $700 billion dollars, and our world wide military expenditures exceed $2 trillion dollars annually when all related expenditures are included (VA, CIA, many hundreds of world-wide military bases, military reserve and national guard, weapon procurement and development, military pensions and disabilities, Pentagon, NSA, and untold secret expenditures).Imagine what could be achieved with just one-fourth of this amount per year. Two trillion dollars per year deducted from war related expenditures could finance universal health care and leave more than a trillion dollars for other essential purposes. Improved schools, roads, public transportation, energy research, and ongoing educational opportunities for all citizens

Anon, that will never happen...PNAC has gotten their wish