Exposing how the AARP lobby is Screwing Youth

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sent by sarahkatheryn since 76 days 23 hours 44 minutes, published about 76 days 19 hours 4 minutes
Now comes the House-passed health-care "reform" bill that, amazingly, would extract more subsidies from the young. It mandates that health insurance premiums for older Americans be no more than twice the level of that for younger Americans. That's much less than the actual health spending gap between young and old. Spending for those age 60 to 64 is four to five times greater than those 18 to 24. So, the young would overpay for insurance that—under the House bill—people must buy: Twenty-and thirtysomethings would subsidize premiums for fifty-and sixtysomethings. (Those 65 and over receive Medicare.)
tags: young people, health care
4 commentscategory: Abuse of Power/Corruption karma: 138

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  1. #1    A good article but it misses one important point: AARP makes more money from health "insurance" than from memberships. AARP sold us all out on Medicare "reform" and now AARP is selling us all out on Healthcare "reform".

    Obama-care's trillion dollar tax on the working poor is not the solution.

    Single Payer is the solution.
    written by Mike5000 since 76 days 23 hours 35 minutesMike5000
  2. #2    Indeed. Why should youth be any different? AARP will screw 'em all indiscriminately when it comes to medical, pharma and insurance.
    written by smchris since 76 days 18 hours 39 minutessmchris
  3. #3    This issue will prove to be the catalyst which instigates an inter-generational war, perhaps limited to words, perhaps not. But in any case, the wedge is being driven deeply and will be exploited by those who want to see the nation disintegrate for personal gain.
    written by neoconned since 76 days 17 hours 36 minutesneoconned
  4. #4    Have the same costs of the premiums that are charged in Canada, with the same coverage. Single payer works for everybody.
    written by Hugh since 75 days 22 hours 5 minutesHugh
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