Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has made another political gaffe, claiming a child born today is going to live to 150 to justify his cuts to Medicare. Mr Hockey was speaking on Fairfax Radio on Monday morning and was trying to convince Australians that they should pay for their health care. 'It's kind of remarkable that somewhere in the world today, it's highly probable that a child is being born that is going to live to 150,' Mr Hockey was reported as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald. Scroll down for video The treasurer also refused to address reports he and Prime Minister Tony Abbott argued over a scuttled $20 Medicare rebate cut, labelling the rumours as 'gossip'
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Federal Treasurer made the claim on Fairfax Radio on Monday morning
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He was trying to convince the public why scrapping the benefits was good
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'It's highly probable that a child is being born that is going to live to 150,' he said
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This comes after he claimed poor people did not drive cars and Tony Abbott consulted Rupert Murdoch about paid parental leave
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It is claimed by Mr Hockey that Mr @placeholder only mentioned the paid parental scheme to him as 'a brief add-on in a telephone conversation, with no specific date or details attached', before it was announced.