At his March dinner at the Jefferson Hotel
with a small group of Senate Republicans, President Obama made something
of an admission.
“The problem you have reforming Medicare is that
for every dollar Americans pay into the system, they’re going to get
three dollars out in benefits. Americans don’t understand that,” Obama
said, citing a study from the Urban Institute.
“You’re right
about Medicare. We’ve been quoting that exact same study,” Senator Ron
Johnson responded, according to attendees. “We’re pretty small little
voices compared to your platform. It would be enormously helpful if you
use that bully pulpit and start telling the American people the truth.”
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