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Ron Johnson: “That's the golden goose. It's those people that take that money. They don't put it in a mattress. They invest it in…”

On the recordAugust 6, 2026
That's the golden goose. It's those people that take that money. They don't put it in a mattress. They invest it in businesses and grow the economy, which I would argue is the No. 1 component of the solution for all these problems, particularly Social Security. We have to grow our economy.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin
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Discussing the impact of higher taxes on the economy.

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