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Sheldon Whitehouse: Billionaires are putting just half a cent of every $100,000.00 they make into Social Security.

On the recordJuly 12, 2023
Billionaires are putting just half a cent of every $100,000.00 they make into Social Security.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse criticizes the disparity in Social Security contributions between billionaires and average earners.

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