Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: A small funeral for Medicare and Medicaid
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:18:43 -0500
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On Jul 29, 2011, at 5:41 PM, Ken Carney wrote:

> Ever since I turned 65, I keep seeing myself as Edward G. Robinson in 
> Soylent Green when I need health care.  In 2013, the base Medicare Part B 
> premium goes to $245 (it is now $105), and goes up as your income goes up. 
>  That is about $500 per month for a couple, plus another $4,000 or so for 
> a Medigap supplement for two.  These amounts are from memory but I think 
> are close.  In terms familiar to us, that is an M9 and lens every year for 
> health care that will probably be rationed anyway.  "Remember in November" 
> as they say.  Nice photos BTW.

> On 7/29/2011 10:32 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=5500>

Thanks Ken.

My dad did far better than his father
and enjoyed a fine union pension and great health care.

In one generation - gone!
very sad.

Regards,

George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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