Does Obama Want To Take Away Medicare? 
Great question ! I think it is safe to say you would not hear ANY politician go public with his or her desire to remove medicare -LRB- Unless you are supported by the Koch brothers , they have made some statements towards the removal of all government assistance programs in which case their money might trump the fear of not being elected -RRB- . Politics aside -LRB- and I 'm not taking one -RRB- just simple mathematics doom our medicare program as it stands . Without a change in spending or an increase in revenue , our current program goes belly up in 2023 . Social Security follows about 10 years later . We have approximately 10,000 Seniors turning 65 every day , and most are not prepared to deal with the costs of long term medical care , and are reliant on the Medicare/Medicaid programs . With a shrinking workforce and an increasing user base , something has to give . For a really good explanation of the situation , Google Professor Michael Granof 's -LRB- Economics Prof. at the University of Texas -RRB- lecture `` American 's - living rich , retiring poor '' . Pretty sobering stuff . If there is anything I can do to help , feel free to contact me . Thanks for asking ! 