How did the RICHEST NATION on earth end up this way??

I am not understanding Congress' hope to budget the deficit by cutting back on Medicare and Social Security......but oh, do not mention to them the "Millionaire's Tax" (higher taxes for those making $200,000. or more a year. 

Canada has TWO systems of pensions - one is called "old-age pension" and I forget what the other is called, but it's a backup.  Moreover ALL medical care is covered.  Here we have "Medicare" for Seniors but it only pays 80% of their medical costs.  To even THINK of eradicating Social Security funds in USA is totally cruel to senior citizens who have been giving up percentages of their pay-cheques to pour into their "future retirement system".  Take that away??  What will they live on, weeds mud-bread like North Koreans and Haitians?

We ended up this way because of GREED.  The same ones opposing the "Millionaire's Tax" are the ones making over $200,000. a year (I don't know anyone who makes that much, except many politicians, and I TRY not to KNOW them). 

We are feeling sad that we didn't migrate to Canada when we were younger.  The health care system in USA is broken and it's broken because of greed.  All these health-care COMPANIES  lobby Congress and lobbying can mean many different things, mostly "money in the pockets".  USA will NEVER have a Canadian or British-style health care system because health insurance companies are making too much profits in USA.  Look at all the tallest buildings in each American city - it's an Insurance company.

What SHOULD be happening in this "richest nation on earth" is that everyone living here should be able to sleep without harm and with a meal in their stomach.  If they are in pain, they should be able to see a doctor.

We have "miraculously" money to spend in Iraq, Afghanistan and even helping supply planes & munition for the "no-fly zone" of Libya....but we don't have money to let our children attend Universities for free (and this does happen in MANY countries!)???....and we don't have money to let our Senior citizens have some sort of pension system and health-care system?