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Politifact: Donald Trump wrongly says Social Security and Medicare are stronger: False
September 6:
Key takeaways
Compared with estimates a year ago, the primary trust fund for Medicare runs out three years sooner.
The primary trust fund for Social Security runs out one year sooner.
The Republican tax cuts trimmed a year of solvency from the primary Medicare trust fund and had a negative effect on the Social Security trust fund.
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Trump said that his administration is making Medicare and Social Security stronger. The forecast for both programs is worse today than a year ago. The main Medicare trust fund is expected to run out of money three years sooner. The main Social Security trust fund is expected to run out one year sooner.
The Republican tax cut law and lower-than-projected wages accounted for most of the downgrade.
We rate this claim False.
Compared with estimates a year ago, the primary trust fund for Medicare runs out three years sooner.
The primary trust fund for Social Security runs out one year sooner.
The Republican tax cuts trimmed a year of solvency from the primary Medicare trust fund and had a negative effect on the Social Security trust fund.
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Trump said that his administration is making Medicare and Social Security stronger. The forecast for both programs is worse today than a year ago. The main Medicare trust fund is expected to run out of money three years sooner. The main Social Security trust fund is expected to run out one year sooner.
The Republican tax cut law and lower-than-projected wages accounted for most of the downgrade.
We rate this claim False.
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/sep/06/donald-trump/donald-trum
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NOT just 'false' and it's a deliberate one told to breed complacency in those IDIOTS that actually believe all of the Trumpublican LIES. 
