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Ron Johnson: “In Wisconsin, we're a big manufacturing state, there's not…”

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

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Real America Season 2, Episode 12: Senator Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 08:55

Inflation's easily defined as too many dollars chasing too few goods. And then you use those printed dollars to make it possible for people to sit on the sidelines, not reenter the workforce. So In Wisconsin, we're a big manufacturing state, there's not one manufacturer can hire enough people. They can't fill out their shifts. So they can't meet the demand for their products and are even fewer products. And then they have to pay people more to work. (08:55–09:00)

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