Been through this one over and over. Once more for the Elganneds....

Medicare is a contract whereby 3 parties are embroiled...the patient, the payer, and the provider. If I disagree with the premise of the contract [[rightfully so), my recourse is to, via political means, attempt to effect a change in said contract via legislation. The changes must honor the obligations of the invested parties, but can phase out new enrollees in terms of their obligations [[taxes) and benefits [[care). Until that happens, the current contract is still in force.