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Ron Johnson: “Who's affected by 7.5% inflation are seniors on fixed…”

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

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The big guys did just fine. I mean, it's happening today now, all this massive deficit spending. You think Jeff Bezos is really affected by 7.5% inflation? No. Who's affected by 7.5% inflation are seniors on fixed incomes and little guys, people at the lower end of the economic spectrum. Yeah, I mean, just a small business like this, raising your price 7%, you lose out on that. And it's not easy for someone that's trying to charge. (28:42–28:50)

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