John Larson: “That trust fund, which is your money, has $2,700,000,000,000…”

“But let me assure you of this. First and foremost, the Social Security trust fund, which Republicans call an entitlement, is not an entitlement. … That trust fund, which is your money, has $2,700,000,000,000 in it. … business community, the company I used to work with, paid half of that as well. And yes, that's true, they did pay. You paid your half, they paid theirs.” (18:16–18:21)

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