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On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
No one that I know of wants to sunset Medicare and Social Security. But what we're doing is we don't even talk about it. Medicare goes bankrupt in four years. Social Security goes bankrupt in 12 years.
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Rick Scott
Republican · Florida

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Scott defended his proposal while acknowledging the financial issues facing Medicare and Social Security.

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