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Ron Johnson: “67% of Americans come back and say somewhere around 20% [tax…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on CNBC's Kudlow Report

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

And I've seen this for years, Larry, when you ask the American people how much should government take out of any American's paycheck, it's amazing. A very large majority, 67% of Americans come back and say somewhere around 20% [tax rate] people are fair. And they realize, you know, it's just not fair for the government to take more than 20% out of any workers pay, you know, the fruit of their labor. (00:43–00:49)

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Asserts that 67% of Americans believe a 20% tax rate is fair.

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