claim: "a couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes."
author: rob portman
evidence_1: "a couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime medicare taxes and  receive about $357,000 in lifetime medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits  ...
evidence_2: nov 22, 2011 ... "a couple retiring today will pay about $119000 in lifetime medicare taxes and  receive about $357000 in lifetime medicare benefits," the ohio republican  explained. "so that's about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes.
evidence_3: dec 17, 2013 ... next decade all the way down to zero— have no defense ... if we removed every  penny of poten- tially identifiable waste in ... and that is why we need to get back  to ... earner couple retiring today pays. $119,000 in lifetime medicare taxes, yet  receives $357,000 in lifetime medicare benefits. so $1 of taxes for ...
evidence_4: as many as three thousand elderly and disabled individuals .... "a couple retiring  today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime medicare taxes and receive about  $357,000 in lifetime ... so that's about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes.
evidence_5: oct 11, 2013 ... lose access to their doctors, and every year congress has. 3 had to spend ... am  very proud to say that today we are taking the first .... billions of dollars in  medicare provider cuts to pay for .... important item that benefits the population  that has not ...... $119,000 in lifetime medicare taxes and receive $357,000.