health improvements and carbon sequestration. that s grabbing carbon from the atmosphere. while the plan includes how it would be paid for let s remember this. according to the fourth national climate assessment, if we did nothing on climate change by 2090 we can expect up to 9,300 more deaths per year and up to $307.6 billion in economic damage per year. with the actions to mitigate and adapt a report by two epa scientists found the u.s. could benefit from about $10 trillion in savings by about 2100. so remember, when you see a big price tag on climate change, always remember, there is a price to not doing anything or to doing too little. joining me now is the former administrator of the environmental protection agency gina mccarthy. good to see you and thank you for being with us. i want to get to senator sanders plan in a minute but i
have you ever seen a poll with the results that high? 82% say they do not support cutting medicare for the elderly. 72% say no cuts and medicaid to the poor. even 66% of tea party supporters say no cuts in medicaid. these numbers are overwhelming. the american people are screaming at the top of their lungs, don t cut these programs. we need them to survive and what does washington do? they give $407.6 billion to the rich, and say we should cut your programs instead. republicans dericively called these entitlement programs. do you know why social security and medicare got that name in the first place? because you paid into them your whole life. it s your money. that s why you re entitled to it. next year i m telling you now, they re going to plan to rob you of all of that money and the media will go along with their usual instant amnesia and forget