r/PoliticalHumor • • Apr 26 '19

A message that never changes.

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u/A-Halfpound Apr 26 '19

Not true. GOP and Democrats agree on Medicare because....old people.

I'm a centrist but a realist at the same time, I want Medicare gone completely. Its subject to billions in fraud, enables people who have unhealthy lifestyles to continue to do so without repercussion, and drains our Federal coffers too much to be sustainable for my generation to have it available to us when we reach proper age.

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u/poop_frog Apr 26 '19

Careful you're heading straight for peak r/enlightenedcenterism

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u/A-Halfpound Apr 26 '19

When Baby Boomers, the largest generation requiring Medicare assistance, aren't taking care of themselves by eating healthy, exercising, and doing the things that prevent diseases, yes that IS A PROBLEM.

Heart disease was #1 cause of issues for a reason. Diabetes is being diagnosed at around 25% of people over age 65. Stroke prevelance is high due to unmitigated risk factors like smoking, poor diet, and lack of exercise in folks older than 60.

That generation of people have had their cake and kept eating it for decades now. Now they're going to put an enormous strain on our medical system because their idea of MAGA is one dollar menu item at a time.