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Robert Berry: “I favor cutting taxes, but I do not favor robbing my children and my grandchildren's future to do it. Right now millions…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1998
I favor cutting taxes, but I do not favor robbing my children and my grandchildren's future to do it. Right now millions of working Americans are paying into the Social Security system and are counting on it for when they retire. No one should have to worry that one day Social Security will not be there for them. That is an obligation that our government undertook a long time ago, and we should honor this obligation. I think that is one thing that troubles me a great deal, is the apparent willingness of the majority party here now to disregard the obligations that we have committed ourselves and our government to in the past. I think it is also noteworthy here that when Social Security was enacted, not one Republican voted for it. In many ways, the Social Security trust fund operates much like a personal bank account. If an individual deposits more than he or she spends, the surplus is reflected as a positive balance in that account.
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Robert Berry
Arkansas
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Discussing the importance of the Social Security system and the need to honor government obligations.

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