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Ron Johnson: “If you're a single man, high wage earner, born in 1943…”

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

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'It Violates The Basic Foundation Of Social Security': Johnson Rips Plan To Lift Social Security Cap

Published | Video Starts at 02:03

But the people who make out the best is somebody born in 1973, single income couple, they get $3.33 out for every buck they put in. Okay, If you're a single man, high wage earner, born in 1943, you're going to get 63 cents out [of Social Security for every dollar put in]. So it's all over the map, but it's very imprecise in terms of what you put in versus what you get out. (02:03–02:13)

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Asserts that high-wage earners born in 1943 receive less from Social Security than they contributed.

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