JD Vance: “It's like taxing horseshoes to pay for the highway system, right, and…”

On the recordMay 11, 2023

It's like taxing horseshoes to pay for the highway system, right, and the results are disastrous.

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Senator Vance uses an analogy to illustrate the issues with the Universal Service Fund.

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JD Vance: “It's like taxing horseshoes to pay for the highway system, right, and the results are disastrous.”