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On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
In terms of the highest income or highest expenditure in last 50 years, 50 years ago I was probably making around $200 a month, take home, and today, 50 years later, I have the highest income that I could ever have imagined or ever dreamed of.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Ryan reflects on personal income changes over 50 years.

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