Ron Johnson: “When government grows, our freedoms recede. It is a direct…”

“But we need people of goodwill coming together and start fixing these mega problems. We have $36 trillion in debt. Again, this administrative state that is, again, When government grows, our freedoms recede. It is a direct relationship. I remember when I first ran, I said, you know, under Ronald Reagan, for, for a brief moment in time, we were 72% free because our income tax rate was 28%.” (55:32–55:37)

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