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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
That's a troubling dynamic, but on the first half of your answer the failure to take away that tax rates for the most wealthy and large corporations are not good for Social Security.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla highlights the negative impact of tax policies on Social Security financing.

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