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Eric Hovde: “For people like me... you're going to have to do some level…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 46:20

… those people like myself, and while it upsets a lot of people when I say this, and they'll say, you know, I paid into the system, my whole life. But For people like me... you're going to have to do some level of means testing. do some level of means testing. And that means somebody like me may not receive my Social Security payment. The Hovde rule. I said that would become the Hovde rule. (46:20–46:29)

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Proposes means testing for Social Security benefits for wealthier individuals.

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