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Mike Braun: Given the fact that we have got 50 years of data that this place can't pay for more than 18 percent of itself, of the…

On the recordMarch 19, 2024
Given the fact that we have got 50 years of data that this place can't pay for more than 18 percent of itself, of the GDP, and we are currently at 25 percent, what kind of confidence does that give you that the entirety of it, with Social Security at the centerpiece, is going to be there for future generations?
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Mike Braun
Republican · Indiana

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Braun questions the sustainability of Social Security funding based on historical data.

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