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Ernest M. Walk: We invested in Medicare, Social Security

Re “Obama's new budget plans deserve some consideration” (Perspective, Feb. 3): Social Security and Medicare are not entitlements, they are returns on investment! How government wasted our premiums is another matter.

Ernest M. Walk, Merced

This story was originally published February 4, 2015 at 10:41 AM with the headline "Ernest M. Walk: We invested in Medicare, Social Security."

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