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Ron Johnson: “Americans pay $1 into Medicare and get $3 out in benefits.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on Fox News Channel's American's Newsroom

Published | Video Starts at 05:01

But I tell you what, I believe the President is serious about solving these problems. When he starts stating publicly what he said privately. For example, he described the problem in Medicare is that Americans pay $1 into Medicare and get $3 out in benefits. That's a huge problem. He further went on to say that Americans don't understand that. So what President Obama needs to do. And here's the first act of bipartisanship, Greg. (05:01–05:09)

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Asserts that the Medicare system provides $3 in benefits for every $1 paid by Americans.

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