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

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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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

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

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