You're 57, you work full-time, and you still can't afford to get sick.
That's why this hits different.
Bernie Sanders wants to drop Medicare from 65 to 55, and add what Medicare should have had from the start: dental, vision, and hearing.
Think about it. Right now, at 55-64, you're in the worst spot in America. You're too young for Medicare. Too old to be healthy all the time. Your knees hurt. Your teeth need work. Your eyes need glasses. But your private insurance costs $800, $1,000, $1,200 a month — with a $7,000 deductible.
So you skip the dentist. You skip the eye doctor. You pray you don't get sick until 65.
That's not a system. That's a waiting game.
Dropping it to 55 would mean millions of people could finally go to the doctor without going bankrupt. And adding dental, vision, hearing? That's not luxury. That's basic. You can't eat without teeth. You can't drive without vision. You can't work without hearing.
Critics will say: "How do we pay for it?" But we already pay for it — just in ER bills, in bankruptcies, in people dying early.
The real question is: Why do we wait until 65 to treat people like humans?
if you're 55-64 right now, would this change your life? Would you support it?
#BTC☀
That's why this hits different.
Bernie Sanders wants to drop Medicare from 65 to 55, and add what Medicare should have had from the start: dental, vision, and hearing.
Think about it. Right now, at 55-64, you're in the worst spot in America. You're too young for Medicare. Too old to be healthy all the time. Your knees hurt. Your teeth need work. Your eyes need glasses. But your private insurance costs $800, $1,000, $1,200 a month — with a $7,000 deductible.
So you skip the dentist. You skip the eye doctor. You pray you don't get sick until 65.
That's not a system. That's a waiting game.
Dropping it to 55 would mean millions of people could finally go to the doctor without going bankrupt. And adding dental, vision, hearing? That's not luxury. That's basic. You can't eat without teeth. You can't drive without vision. You can't work without hearing.
Critics will say: "How do we pay for it?" But we already pay for it — just in ER bills, in bankruptcies, in people dying early.
The real question is: Why do we wait until 65 to treat people like humans?
if you're 55-64 right now, would this change your life? Would you support it?
#BTC☀
