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Ron Johnson: “Our tax system is not competitive.”

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

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Senator Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 04:02

This country, you know, both internationally and domestically. You know, analyze the economy. Understand that what's keeping our economy from moving forward is the fact that we do have regulatory overburden, that Our tax system is not competitive. that we're artificially driving up the cost of energy, and they can communicate that clearly. Also, somebody that understands that as you continue to grow government, government becomes even more incompetent. (04:02–04:04)

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Asserts that the current tax system is not competitive.

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