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On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
our Social Security tax is a tax. It is just like any other tax imposed by the Federal Government.
Said by
Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee emphasizes that Social Security tax functions like any federal tax, not a savings program.

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