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Ron Johnson: “Social Security is going bankrupt, Medicare is going…”

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

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Johnson Discusses Obama Budget on CNBC

Published | Video Starts at 05:33

It's nothing. But it's a step in the right direction. At least it's some nodding to reality. But again, the real reality situation is Social Security is going bankrupt, Medicare is going bankruptcy. And unless we actually start looking at structural reforms to make these things solvent for the next 75 years, which by the way, I put that amendment in during the … (05:33–05:37)

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Asserts that Social Security and Medicare are going bankrupt.

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