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On the recordMarch 1, 2000
It is so interesting. I chaired the Social Security task force. The futurists for health care are suggesting that within 25 years, anybody that wants to live to be 100 years old would have that option. Within 35 to 40 years, anybody that wants to live to be 120 years old will have that option. This is just another signal that everybody, especially younger people, better save now, so save and invest now, because who knows what medical technology is going to do.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing the future of health care and the importance of saving for retirement.

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