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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
There is some consensus that our federal welfare system is clunky and poorly designed, uncoordinated phase-outs of means tested programs where individuals with modest incomes may see astronomical effective marginal tax rates are part of the problem.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee critiques the inefficiencies in the federal welfare system.

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