Social Security and Medicare has protected generations of americans from the suffering and indignity of poverty with guaranteed retirement benefits, and will protect future generations if our U.S. Congress didn't provided so many times tax cuts for the rich, businesses, corporations, and speculators in WALL ST.
Why is this important?
American workers pay into Social Security and Medicare every pay period during their working years with the expectations that U.S. Government will make good on its promise to provide guaranteed, monthly benefit checks during their retirement years. Now retirees receive devaluated dollars with no buying power because the high cost of living and the INFLATION the U.S. government support.