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[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by nailer

This retired Federal employee has been Medicare participant since turning 65 as do all other retired Feds upon turning 65. Medicaid is a welfare program and am pretty sure fulltime Federal employment would make one ineligible. Related article:

Scott announces new Social Security, Medicare bill amid Biden feud
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...860d82b299ecc5

What sort of medical benefit does a Senator get upon retirement (two terms)?

As to Scott's new plan, that's a cave and backtrack. A close friend retired from the State Department and will ask what medical insurance he gets/has.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

This retired Federal employee has been Medicare participant since turning 65 as do all other retired Feds upon turning 65. Medicaid is a welfare program and am pretty sure fulltime Federal employment would make one ineligible. Related article:

Scott announces new Social Security, Medicare bill amid Biden feud
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...860d82b299ecc5

Scott's bill is BS, of course. It's centerpiece is it's bold protection of Social Security and Medicare-- it would Institute a requirement for a 2/3 vote of Congress to cut either program. Except the constitutional reality is Congress cannot bind itself like that, it would take only a majority vote to undo this fine bill. So this protection of Social Security and Medicare is hokum.

Also the Dems well never let it pass the House as it contains a poison pill--the repeal of the much needed 80 billion increment in IRS funding.