Has the government sufficiently provided for the needs of older Americans with policies such as Medicare and S

Question

I have a Policy Position Statement paper to write in class and that is the question, I'd like to hear what other people think about this. Thanks for your input in advance!

its for policies such as Medicare and Social Security Income

Answer 1

Not really. It also should not be the government's job to do so. Personal responsibility is a great thing. For those elderly who need it, we should have plenty to attend to their special needs.

The government Ponzi Scheme known as Social Security is quickly nearing its point of total failure. Congress has already spent any surpluses generated from the Baby Boomers and has expanded the program far beyond its original scope. The age was never raised along with the longer life spans and the program is headed for fiscal ruin very shortly. Congressmen should be serving jail time for what they have done to Social Security. When demographics supported it, nobody cared. For years changes were in order and nothing was done. Now the Baby Boomers will bring this govt.-sponsored Ponzi Scheme crashing down.

Medicare, Medicaid, and SS will bring this country down financially over the next generation.

Answer 2

I would like to pose a response question: Is it the government's Constitutional responsibility to provide Medicare or Social Security to the elderly?

The answer to your question is: No. There will come a time in the future, if the current system is not changed, where the number of retirees becomes so great that workers cannot provide the benefits promised under Medicare or Social Security. When this program was originally conceived, in the 1930's, there were 15 workers for every person over the age of 65. With advances in medical technology, food safety, and other areas, the average life span has been greater increased since that time. Currently, there are only 3 workers for every person over the age of 65. It becomes clear that as technology advances and people live longer, there will be more and more retirees and less workers to support each individual retiree. This will inevitably lead to a scenario where one of three actions must be taken to ensure the system stays funded and operational:

1. Raise taxes: Make workers pay more for the benefits of current retirees
2. Cut benefits: Give retirees less benefits
3. Raise the age of retirement: Decrease the number of retirees while increasing the number of workers

Check some of the facts surrounding this interesting debate and good luck with the paper.

Answer 3

Government in an effort to buy votes from the most active voters, the seniors, has gone be on it's responsibilities and funded these give aways, but the funding will never be enough.

Social security was meant to be a stop gap not a fully supplying pension system. That is why it's is headed to bankruptcy.