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Ron Johnson: “The top 1 percent pays 40 percent of all income taxes. Okay. I dont know at what point in time is a fair share.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
The top 1 percent pays 40 percent of all income taxes. Okay. I dont know at what point in time is a fair share.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson emphasizes the tax contribution of the top 1 percent in the U.S.

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