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Mike Levin: “This proposal would not address the shortfall, and $1.5 trillion would be diverted from Social Security the first 10…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2005
This proposal would not address the shortfall, and $1.5 trillion would be diverted from Social Security the first 10 years and a total of $5 trillion over 20 years of privatization.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the impact of a privatization proposal on Social Security funding.

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