Ron Paul, a hypocrite on the health care public option?

[Reason]

Do we have a response to this yet?

http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/26/ron-paul-a-hypocrite-on-the-health-care-public-option/7827/ (http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/26/ron-paul-a-hypocrite-on-the-health-care-public-option/7827/)

[Bruno]

I was just reading that article. The comments seem to have a legtimate explanation.

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0 Vote up Vote down Ken · 2 hours ago

Medicare is mandatory once the age of 65 is reached - you have no choice. You cannot opt out even if you wanted to. Former TX Rep Dick Armey currently has a suit going challenging this practice. If he wins, one could opt out of Medicare and not be forced to participate.

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+1 Vote up Vote down marcg 43p · 1 hour ago

Hi Ken,

It appears that you can opt-out of Medicare as long as you agree to give up Social Security benefits too. It's ridiculous, and I expect this could be Paul's reasoning since he could argue that he just wants to get some of his money back. And, in order to do so, he must be enrolled in Medicare above age 65.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statement...

-Marc
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0 Vote up Vote down Joshua · 1 hour ago

There really is no hope when people can be this deceptive and no one can put them in check. They force you to pay into their ponzi schemes your whole working life. There you have no choice. Then when you draw Social Security and Medicare by their mandate, in the twilight of your life, it's being a hypocritical.

No. It's being a victim of theft, with no hope of total recompense.

[TonySutton]

From the comments it appears that you are automatically enrolled into Medicare A and B when you claim Social Security and the only way to get out of Medicare is to forfeit your Social Security.

[UnReconstructed]

he's entitled to medicare and we should support our elected officials when they seek our best interests such as Representative Paul

[TastyWheat]

He paid into Medicare so why shouldn't he receive the benefits he's due? Besides, this is only shows that he's enrolled, not that he's using Medicare to pay for all of his medical expenses.

[Carole]

I am in similar situation. I am retired and will be forced to sign up for Schmedicare even though I have insurance. I am on social security and lost half of my retirement in meltdown a year ago. Still have house payment and if I were to give up social security, I would have to live on about $150 a month. That would not even pay my bills and other taxes.

Dr. Paul has no choice either because of a stupid law. Besides, it is the only way to get back any of the taxes we paid into the stupid system.

[dannno]

Ron Paul is not a hypocrite on anything.

That's what it means to be principled. You might disagree with one of his stances, but you can't call his stances unprincipled.

[Aratus]

ron paul's viewpoint does not fly at what barry goldwater once stood for.
PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIANCE did an interesting bio-profile of herbert hoover.
http://duncanentertainment.com/movie_hoover.php his life had its ironies.
hoover to the end of his days is a critic of FDR, yet he feels vindicated when
president harry s. truman taps him once again after the war for public service...