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The program is still controversial because it is expected to cost at least .6 billion and will be funded by taking money from other places within the Medicare budget. One health official briefed on the revised plan called it a 'horrible idea' that would inappropriately dip into Medicare's trust fund, adding that the timing still raises questions..Tax Reform Work Continues in House and Senate.But the promise of Medicare is in jeopardy today because some in Washington have misguided priorities. A proposal put forth by Congressman Paul Ryan that I was proud to vote against earlier this year, would end the Medicare guarantee by turning the traditional program into a handout for private insurance companies..delayed retirement credit which is 8.0% per year until age 70 (if you reached.And remember, there is no plan anywhere on how to shore up Social Security, even if the Payroll tax deferment is not made permanent..TSCL is also highly concerned that the candidates are not talking enough about protecting the annual COLA from cuts. During the recent 2011 debt limit talks with House Speaker John Boehner, President Obama floated a debt reduction plan that would have reduced government spending annual increase by using the chained Consumer Price Index to calculate the COLA..The .5 billion for VA health care improvements will now be paid for with savings elsewhere in the budget. However, one Democratic aide said the funds used to pay for the program were gimmicks that do not harm spending in vital programs..In 1988, a report by the former U. S. General Accounting Office, now the Government Accountability Office, cited an example of two sisters who started working at the same book bindery, on the same day, in October 195Audrey was born in March 1916, and Edith in June of 191The two had almost identical lifetime earnings. The younger sister Edith received a monthly benefit of 2.60, 1.80 less than her older sister Audrey, who received 4.40 per month..Two Bills Gain Cosponsors