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Ron Johnson: “Over the next 30 years, according to the Social Security trustees, Social Security will pay out about $14 trillion more…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
Over the next 30 years, according to the Social Security trustees, Social Security will pay out about $14 trillion more in benefits than it brings in in payroll tax.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson highlights the projected Social Security shortfall over the next 30 years.

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