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In reply to the discussion: Just enrolled in Obama care. [View all]SharonAnn
(13,776 posts)Realistically, the reason Medicare was enacted was that not only was healthcare insurance for the elderly very, very expensive, it was really NOT AVAILABLE to most seniors at any price.
I got into the nitty-gritty of it in 1962 and 1963 in high school when I had to debate it. My father was a surgeon and he was against it. So was I at the time because I only knew of the elderly whom he treated, not the much larger group that went untreated.
I was wrong then, and also later when I thought I was conservative Republican until I finally understood that they were against absolutely everything that I was for. Environment, equality, equal pay, right to choose, and religion out of government.
Finally I got wiser and changed to Independent in my late 30's. When I realized that I only voted for Democrats, I finally changed my party affiliation to Democratic.