Out of Balance
The increase in Social Security benefits for 2005 will be 2.7% (Oct. 20). The increase in the cost of Medicare will be 17.4%, the largest increase in the history of Medicare. Has President Bush managed to privatize these programs already?
Richard E. Norred
Los Angeles
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