Yes, same case with my parents and grand parents. It's absolutely insane.
My generation didn't do anything wrong though, why must we support a system that's going to fuck us over in the end? ??
I understand how you feel. If I were your age, I would very likely feel the same way. What folks your age could do is work to fix the system. Stop the feds from "raping" your funds to pay for other things. Raise the eligibility age for Social Security to something more relevant to people's ability to work. Even changing it from 66 to 67 would make a huge difference in the health of the program. Don't go back to a health system whereas the insurance companies, hospitals and providers fuel the runaway costs and charges.
Here's an example: I recently had surgery, which the hospital billed at $30,000. Because I have a Medicare Avantage insurance plan, for which I pay an additional premium on top of what I already pay in Medicare premiums, the insurance company paid and the hospital accepted $10,000.
Did you know that people on Medicare paid insurance premiums every month and those who want a better plan pay Medicare plus pay premiums for the additional coverage? Bet not. My and my wife's total premiums are a few pennys less than $500 a month. People who just have regular Medicare pay $100 a month plus what ever they pay for part "D" prescription drug coverage which depends on the insurance provider they go with.
BTW, I was in the hospital for two days. Not bad earnings, 4 hours in surgery and barely two days in the hospital and they wanted $30,000.
Had I been uninsured, that is what I would have paid. Had I been indigent and unisured that is what the hospital would have written and charged off to other paying patients....just as they do with all those folks one sees with a bruized lip or a slight cough in the emergency rooms.
