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Ron Johnson: “So, basically, what you have got in Social Security, somewhere around $13 trillion net present value, unfunded…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
So, basically, what you have got in Social Security, somewhere around $13 trillion net present value, unfunded liability, and in Medicare you have got about $28 trillion.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson discusses the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare.

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