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Mike Johnson: “But the other thing, it provides a more stable funding for Social Security, because it is based on the consumption that…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2011
But the other thing, it provides a more stable funding for Social Security, because it is based on the consumption that all of us make, not just the wages that wage-earners are making, which is, I think, another good reason for the fair tax to be a strong consideration.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson argues that a fair tax would stabilize Social Security funding.

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