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Ron Johnson: “Trump is, he puts on, across the board, 20% tariff. You…”

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

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Full interview with Sen. Ron Johnson | Playbook The First 100 Days: Tax Reform

Published | Video Starts at 22:20

You know, lower that delta between top marginal rates and the effective rates. So, again, I'm open. I mean, there's so many, so many different proposals. I mean, I mean, Trump is, he puts on, across the board, 20% tariff. You know, theoretically, you can maybe raise a trillion dollars in revenue. That's a pretty simple tax, if you look at it that way. And I hate to have that plus income tax again. But there's consumption taxes. There's all kinds of proposals out there. (22:20–22:28)

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