Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Trustee Report on Medicare Date:   6/6/2018 3:01:21 PM

Now they're saying it will go broke 3 years earlier than projected just last year.  So it goes belly up in 2026 versus 2029 and unless there are some structural changes soon I suspect it will happen even sooner than that.  On top of that, outflows from SS will exceed inflows in 2018 (at a time of lower unemployment) and they will have to draw down their "reserve" whatever the heck that is since we all know there is no SS trust fund.  But hey, the govt has done such a wonderful job with these programs so why not give them more power over our health care, right?