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Martin O'Malley

Raine1967

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3. Medicare and Social Security are two different things.

Reply to WDIM (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 08:29 PM

Aug 2015

What you propose is a pretty simplistic idea, but fist it is important to distinguish that these are separate programs.

One more thing: the idea of expanding them is a great idea, but it is important to understand the idea of path dependance. Here's a pretty god explanation about it regarding the topic. http://www.fourfreedomsblog.com/Blog.php?Act=ViewBlogPost&BlogID=2622

Nice to meet you WDIM.

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Remove the cap and have medicare for all. nt. WDIM Aug 2015 #1

Medicare and Social Security are two different things. Raine1967 Aug 2015 #3

I'm hearing good ideas from O'Malley. We might have two ladjf Aug 2015 #2

K&R. n/t FSogol Aug 2015 #4