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On the recordApril 20, 1994
I was astonished this morning to see a Democratic leader proposing taxes on Social Security. Yesterday a Democratic leader proposed a cut in the retirement benefit for average and above average incomes, 8.4 percent less for average retirees, 20 percent less for higher income retirees, a cut in the annual cost of living for Social Security recipients for the first year after enactment, a tax increase for retired individuals of $25,000 and for retired couples of $32,000, and a 31-percent tax increase in the payroll tax for workers and employers. Last year the Democrats passed a big tax increase. This year the Democratic leadership is proposing a big tax increase to pay for a government-controlled health care bureaucracy. Now a Democratic leader is proposing to tax workers and retirees. Where does it end?
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Addressing proposed tax increases on Social Security and retirement benefits during a floor speech.

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