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    Social Security and Medicare are in danger? Nothing to see here, says Trump's Treasury secretary

    by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Jun 08, 2018 2 minutes

    Trustees overseeing Social Security and Medicare issued yet more warnings this week about the worsening financial health of the programs. In response, Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin told Americans not to worry - the rip-roaring economic growth the Trump administration is whipping up will take care of everything!

    Except that it won't, and pretending that the looming funding shortfalls will magically

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