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Ron Johnson: “We actually had a surplus for the first time in 1969.”

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

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Sen. Ron Johnson: Uncovering the Truth About 9-11 and What's Really in the "Big Beautiful Bill"

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So it's based on paying 10 bucks for a Big Mac and a Coke. Yeah. Inflation is a silent tax. It's really nasty. Do you have any hope? We actually had a surplus for the first time in 1969. I don't think we spent too little in 1969 or 1998. Obama in 2014 or Trump in 2019. There are three options. Leave Social Security, Medicare, and interest as they are. (41:39–41:42)

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