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Lloyd Smucker: “You’ll probably have to do something on the payroll half of the money being paid into the system.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
You’ll probably have to do something on the payroll half of the money being paid into the system.
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Lloyd Smucker
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing potential solutions for Social Security funding.

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