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Eric Hovde: “They've spent money out of the Social Security trust fund to…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:54

But what has happened over the last 20 to 30 years, which Senator Baldwin has been there for 26 years, They've spent money out of the Social Security trust fund to fund all these other programs. And now Social Security, which should be sitting there with plenty of money and cash flow, now has been depleted because of all the ridiculous spending that has been engaged by Washington. (14:54–15:01)

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Asserts that funds from the Social Security trust fund have been used for other programs.

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