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Ben Wikler: “They're coming for Medicaid, they're coming for Medicare.”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 12:20

So making it impossible to reach people when you need help. I mean it's really get ugly going forward. And they're going to come, they're coming for Medicaid. Yeah, They're coming for Medicaid, they're coming for Medicare. They're, they're, I mean they could mangle everything. I just read that they have so mangled the IRS that wealthy tax cheats are going to walk away with $500 billion, that's the estimate. (12:20–12:23)

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Asserts that Medicaid and Medicare are under threat.

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