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So this is John Bainer, and he's going to tell you what he really thinks you should do, which is

not retired. And he's going to be very honest about what he wants to spend the money on instead.

So you want to see Republican priorities? This is their leader in the House, the number one guy

in the House for the Republicans. Go ahead.

20 years are not affecting anyone close to retirement, and eventually getting the retirement

age to 70 is a step that needs to be taken. I think, secondly, instead of using the wage inflator,

that increases in such a good way, I'll be based on the consumer price index.

I think it's more accurate reflection. Over time it will have a significant impact on the

actual where it will sound. And thirdly, I think we need to look at the American people

and explain to them that we're broke. And if you have substantial, non-so security income while

you're retired, why are we paying the title of a broke standard means test? I just think it's

the answer. All right, why are we paying you? Well, because we paid into the system, you're not

doing me a favor. We've all been paying into social security our whole lives. It's our money.

You see, they make final word entitlement. You know why that word exists? It's because we are

entitled to that money because we paid that money. It's just coming back to us. You don't just

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