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Richard B. Nugent: If we do nothing--if we do nothing--Social Security and Medicare, as we know it, will not exist for future generations.

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
If we do nothing--if we do nothing--Social Security and Medicare, as we know it, will not exist for future generations.
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Richard B. Nugent
Florida

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Nugent warns about the future of Social Security and Medicare without action.

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