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Mike Johnson: “So we can't tax our way to solvency.”

On the recordJune 21, 2016
So we can't tax our way to solvency.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Sam Johnson emphasizes that taxation alone won't solve Social Security's solvency issues.

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