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On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
The long-term effect on the country, what makes this grease, what puts us in an unsustainable situation is the baby boomer is going to retire, and it is just going to take all the money to generate to pay the bills with the entitlement systems there are today.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham discusses the financial impact of retiring baby boomers on entitlement programs.

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