>>Maybe you were out of the country.<< Almost. Hawaii is a long way from most of our country.
>>Or maybe you just weren't paying attention.<< I am fortunate in having
prescription coverage independent of Medicare. Therefore the Medicare Drug benefit was of little interest to me. Still, my Medicare premium has gone up, without a direct warning.
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I would still like to know whom to blame. For example, in the case of the unfortunate taxation of Social Security benefits, the blame is on the late Senator Patrick Moynihan.