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David Schweikert: “In seven years, Social Security trust fund is empty.”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 18:18

… care more about the power of the politics than the fact that in seven years, Medicare is $2 trillion a year. In seven years, the Medicare trust fund is empty. In seven years, Social Security trust fund is empty. And one of the rough numbers we had is the first full year. Just if you wanted to backfill that shortfall in Social Security is $618 billion. So basically, what is that? (18:18–18:22)

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Asserts that the Social Security trust fund will be depleted in seven years.

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