Some proponents of health care reform use the tactic that, well, you already have government insurance in Medicare. Here's what's wrong with that idea. So far this year Medicare has racked up $47 billion in questionable claims.

In recent years, the suspect claims have included Medicare prescriptions from doctors who were dead, and requests for payments for medical supplies such as blood glucose strips for sexual impotence and diabetic shoes for leg amputees.

Very creative.