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On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
we are looking at between $13 and $15 trillion more in benefits being paid over the next 30 years versus payroll taxes being collected.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the projected shortfall in Social Security funding.

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