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On the recordMarch 9, 2023
How many people are in that area of earning over $400,000, and is it fair that someone who is making 30 or 50 or $75,000 pays in the whole time, and someone like Elon Musk stops paying after day one for their Social Security?
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

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Larson questions the fairness of Social Security contributions based on income.

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