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George W. Bush: If you do not act, there's gonna be a need for huge payroll tax increases and/or major benefit cuts.

On the recordJanuary 25, 2005
If you do not act, there's gonna be a need for huge payroll tax increases and/or major benefit cuts.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks in a Discussion on Health Care in Bethesda, Maryland

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