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Mehmet Oz: “The taxes on that $3 trillion would allow us to keep…”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 35:58

… lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion, $3 trillion to the U.S. economy. That would more than remove the debt. It would provide us unbelievable strength because The taxes on that $3 trillion would allow us to keep Medicare part A solvent to make a trust fund. It would allow us to make Social Security healthier, tremendous downstream benefits. But to do that, you actually have to invest in making sure people want to work the extra year. (35:58–36:05)

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Asserts that taxes from $3 trillion could keep Medicare Part A solvent.

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