Ron Johnson said "Overall, the U.S. economy has never really generated much more than about 18.8 percent of GDP in terms of revenue." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011

Overall, the U.S. economy has never really generated much more than about 18.8 percent of GDP in terms of revenue.

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Discussing historical revenue generation limits in the U.S. economy.

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