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John Thune: “The big driver of federal spending is Medicaid.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 05:34

And most of Social Security is payroll tax revenue coming in. But net of payroll taxes, The big driver of federal spending is Medicaid. And a lot of that's because the states have figured out how to game it. And when you did the expansion, states. Were suggested and incentivized to do it. (05:34–05:38)

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Asserts that Medicaid is the primary driver of federal spending.

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