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Ron Johnson: “The federal government, through their inflation, Democrats…”

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

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Again, a dollar you held. Let's put it another way, $100,000 nest egg that a senior had is now only worth $88,300. That is the first. The federal government, through their inflation, Democrats, inflation basically taking $12,000 out of that senior's account. So again, the solution is reducing deficit spending, bringing down inflation, ending our war on fossil fuels so we don't keep driving up the cost of energy. (19:54–20:01)

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Asserts that inflation has effectively reduced a senior's savings by $12,000.

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