The Denver Post published a piece this weekend entitled: Many Colo. seniors fret on health reform.

Is anyone surprised by this? While many seniors would love to see everyone have the same opportunity for healthcare as those who get Medicare, most realize the impracticability and impossibility of such a notion. It is a little like saying that everyone who “shows up” for the game should get a winning trophy!

To compare Medicare with something like a “public health care plan,” is downright silly. If you are eligible for Medicare, or soon will be, then you know that getting access to a great health care system is something you have earned. You have worked hard, supported our country, and participated in our great democracy. Nobody gave you anything. You worked for it and waited for it and now you will receive your reward.

Politicians pitching for “government controlled” health care reform believe that everyone has a “right” to Medicare-like access. Most seniors however don’t need to look far to see the folly of such an idea.

In the first place, Medicare itself needs help. Somewhere close to 80 million baby boomers will turn 65 in the next decade and a half. America has an obligation to help these folks and give to them the honor that is due. At MedicareNational.com, we applaud older Americans and believe it is the duty of younger Americans to sacrifice and give, so that you can be cared for.

If you have worked hard to buy a Cadillac to enjoy in your retirement, nobody has a right to sell your Caddy so everyone in the neighborhood can have a bicycle.

If you are mad at politicians who want to take away what you have earned, we don’t blame you. We believe your anger is justified.