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Jon Stewart: “Social Security is sacrosanct. Medicare is sacrosanct.”

Featuring: Jon Stewart, Liberal, Progressive | Comedian and Television Host | National

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Socialism, Politics & NYC | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Published | Video Starts at 58:31

Yeah, but, you know, it's not as though collectivism is unheard of. They make it sound like we've all been living the. The Fountainhead. Like, yeah, it's so fucking weird to me. Like, and, and Republicans. Social Security is sacrosanct. Medicare is sacrosanct. What do you think those are? That's setting our thermostats to 78 in a heat wave. It's the same fucking thing. And guess what? People really like them. They're very popular. (58:31–58:35)

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Asserts that Social Security and Medicare are considered untouchable or sacred.

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