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Ron Johnson: “Median household income... below where we were in 2007…”

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

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The Star interview: Ron Johnson 10-17-2016 (1 of 2)

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

Now nobody writes a check. I call it the silent killer of economic activity. That cost is realized in reduced opportunities, lower wages and higher prices. Wages have stagnated. We're … Median household income... below where we were in 2007, 2006. … a debt burden or I mean a regulatory burden. $14,800. That's money that could be put in the pockets of Wisconsinmates and here's proof of it. There was a. (05:36)

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Asserts that median household income is lower than it was in 2006-2007.

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