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Andy Biggs: But it was not created to be paying $40,000 a year to somebody who made 130 every year of his life.

On the recordMay 14, 2019
But it was not created to be paying $40,000 a year to somebody who made 130 every year of his life.
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Andy Biggs
Republican · Arizona

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Biggs argues for refocusing Social Security resources away from high earners.

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