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On the recordMay 14, 2019
The issue isn't how you treat the poor. The issue is do we want to raise taxes on middle and higher-income people in order to pay higher benefits to middle and higher-income people, or do we want to hold the line on their taxes and tell them, 'You are going to save more on your own and work longer.'
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Andy Biggs
Republican · Arizona

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Biggs contrasts conservative and progressive Social Security reform plans regarding tax implications.

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