Political Quotes

“You're mentioning the fact that there may be some young folks out there who might be of the belief that this is really not a big deal to bump that age up 2 years. The fact of the matter is that some of the folks who, again, analyze the impact of raising the eligibility age say that it would spill over to young Americans, and here's how: There are a lot of private employers that have health insurance plans that when people hit retirement age, 65--or their hoped-for retirement age--they are able to, again, move into Medicare. They come off their employment-based plan, maybe get some supplemental coverage as part of their retirement package. But the fact of the matter is that helps move people out of the workforce at an appropriate age of 65 and opens up jobs for younger Americans. To the extent that you now are going to say that Medicare won't be there until age 67, it, frankly, is going to force a lot more people to stay in the workforce longer than I think really most people believe would be the case today. So, in fact, it would create that job lock that would prevent, again, the workforce to continue to refresh itself with young Americans. So the fact is that having a solid retirement health insurance plan like Medicare helps young Americans because it, again, allows the workforce to continue to circulate people, older Americans out and younger Americans in.…”