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Ron Johnson: “We really shouldn't be in the unemployment insurance…”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Kudlow Report Jan 7, 2014

Published | Video Starts at 03:38

Why don't you just go and give them an earned income tax credit? Well you know the other aspect of this too Larry, is from the federal government. We really shouldn't be in the unemployment insurance business. That's really a state issue right there. Paid for by payroll taxes at the state level. This is emergency funding. It's temporary. Over four and a half years into recovery, at what point does the emergency end? (03:38–03:43)

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Asserts that unemployment insurance should be managed at the state level, not federal.

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