Have you seen come behind these microphones and say maybe we should all work together or actually do something that's mathematically honest or actually just even tell our voters the truth, that In seven years you're getting a 23% cut on your Social Security check and by the way, another 11% cut in your hospital coverage and other things in the Medicare, because the Medicare Part A trust fund is gone. For those that don't understand, and that's most of us in Medicare, the portion of your payroll tax that goes to Medicare, about 38, 40% of it is covered by the trust fund. (21:37–21:50)
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Asserts that Social Security and Medicare Part A will face significant cuts in seven years due to trust fund depletion.
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