http://www.nupge.ca/presidentscommentary/n05fe08e.htm

The Canadian version of Obamacare has certainly been a blessing to Seniors.

History tells me the Supreme court has been running this two party dictatorship for at least five decades and that these old despicable  crooks are going do what ever the ruling class of Billonaires who pull the strings of the 9 appointed puppets favor.

 I personally at 75 do not care very much because it will not effect me, I do not draw social security or pay for part "B" of medicare.

My only fear is that they will ruin my socialized medicine the "V.A Health benefits,  which I fought for. 

C'mon GMT!! Be fair!!! I see no strings. LOL

Twelvette - All you are doing is taking programs which should exist for the very few but have become national health care and making dire predictions if they should fail - and they surely will unless the rest of us are bled white in taxes.

The "safety net" has become something other than that, an all-encompassing web designed to catch anyone and everyone, including those who have been less than respondible in taking care of their health care needs.  If you are self-employed, then it is incumbent upon you to plan for the future and sock some money away to get health insurance in your declining years.  If your employer doesn't have health care, then you either need to find it somewhere else or convince your employer to provide it - but be prepared for his costs for it to show up on your paycheck.  If he absolutely refuses, then it's time to improve your job set skills and move to an employer who provides health care as a benefit, even if you have to pay for a portion of it.

My mother lived to be 88 and the last 5 years of her life were succession of assisted living and nursing homes.  It would have busted anyone who hadn't prepared for it, but she did.  She was by no means wealthy, but having endured the Great Depression, she was quite frugal in her retirement and managed to sock enough away to the point where other than my providing her a place to live for 2 1/2 years because she was no longer capable of living alone, she was financially independent.  She wasn't a CEO, either.  She was a secretary for her entire working life, not a lucrative career by any means.

I don't think that I have an obligation to take care of you or anyone else unless I want to do so via charity.  Forcing me to "contribute" under the threat of a fine and/or imprisonment is tyranny, pure and simple.

 was so scared this morning when I saw Mike Wallace was dead...  but 5th is still posting so its really wasnt him after all...

I have a question for 12ette, but since decorum and common sense do not resonate with this particular individual, I will refrain............For now.

5th,Sorry for your mother,mine also passed at 92 after a succession of the same agenda. She also had a meager savings but thanks to medicare , hospice and a modest ins. plan she was given adequate care. She basically never worked until her late 50's and then  only as a dept. store clerk. I don't think your mother personally paid for the last 5yrs of her life ,but you've been on those Cons. blogs so long you are actually wanting to play a part by example in all the nonsense they spew.

As I said earlier many on this site have probably used the Medicaid safety net ,but under penalty of Harrassment by the"disciples"they would rather remain mute.{especially alledged contractors}

BTW You like Cheney are the same, "GIMME MINE" and let everyone else fend for themselves. But if they take one thing away you'll blame the Dems.for it. I don't want to take care of you either but as former retired Union person[ as you once were]I would do my best to find you help.

Not "give me mine",you liberal yon,"give me what i worked for!!!!!!!!"

Well that leaves you out HG!" Worked" being the key word.BTW[another name calling disciple]with nothing usefull to add to the conversation.

Twelvette - My mother had Medicare because we don't have any choice about that, do we?  It's nice that your mother didn't have to work until she was in her 50's; mine did from the time she got out of high school until she retired to Florida - and then she worked some more until fully retiring.  As far as I'm concerned she deserved every nickel she got from Social Security and Medicare because she paid for it.

Do you think someone simply gave me my union benefits?  Even you can't be that brainless.  I have those benefits because I had to give up something else to get them and for no other reason.  

You simply have a different idea of whose "mine" is.  "Mine" is what I worked and sacrificed to get.  Your "mine" is what everybody else worked for and sacrificed to get.  I see no reason why I should support a complete stranger unless I wish to do so out of the kindness of my heart instead of having what I worked for extorted from me by the government to take care of parasites.