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David Schweikert: “The average couple will pay in $783,000 in their lifetime in…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 18:17

So look, the average couple in a lifetime. This is an average in America based on, I think we're actually basing this on a 20, 20, 23 number. The average couple will pay in $783,000 in their lifetime in Social Security and taxes. It's amazing. And how many people will you hear say, but they stole my money? No, actually turns out that average couple gets every dime of that back. (18:17–18:26)

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Asserts that an average couple pays $783,000 in Social Security taxes over their lifetime.

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