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More immigrants equal more financial stability for Medicare
« on: May 30, 2013, 01:21:58 PM »
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/30/187280882/immigrants-subsidize-rather-than-drain-medicare

This is interesting.  More immigrants of working age means more money for Medicare to spend on retirees.
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Re: More immigrants equal more financial stability for Medicare
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2013, 01:25:47 PM »
Well, of course - any Ponzi scheme always needs new suckers.

(but what about Medicaid ??? )
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Re: More immigrants equal more financial stability for Medicare
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2013, 01:34:50 PM »
Luckily, immigrants never get old.  And thank goodness the usa has no family reunification provisions whereby newly legal immigrants can bring elderly family members into the usa.
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Re: More immigrants equal more financial stability for Medicare
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2013, 05:29:01 PM »
Do we want Medicare to be more stable?
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