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CedricH · 22-25, M
@jshm2 Actually, Obamacare subsidies are neither technically nor legally an entitlement. They are a taxpayer funded subsidy.
On the other hand, Americans pay directly for their future Medicare and Social Security benefits through their payroll taxes which are automatically deducted from their annual gross income. That mechanism entitles them to their future benefits.
On the other hand, Americans pay directly for their future Medicare and Social Security benefits through their payroll taxes which are automatically deducted from their annual gross income. That mechanism entitles them to their future benefits.
CedricH · 22-25, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I‘m supportive of the changes. I‘m just reporting them. But I believe Trump ended the individual mandate which allowed the government to fine you for not buying a subsidized health insurance. He did that in his first term as part of the TCJA.
(A handful of blue states introduced their own penalties on a state-wide basis, though, to counteract the phase out of the federal penalties)
(A handful of blue states introduced their own penalties on a state-wide basis, though, to counteract the phase out of the federal penalties)
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
CedricH · 22-25, M
@sunsporter1649 Well, actually Medicare needs to be reformed too if one takes the structural deficit and the trajectory of the national debt and the debt/GDP ratio seriously. A higher age of eligibility would be in order, especially as people live longer lives. The same applies to Social Security.