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Ted Cruz: “86% are going to kids of families earning less than…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 17:04

And that's exactly the way you guys wrote this. Yep. 86%. So when the Democrats of the media say, oh, this is just a benefit for the rich, that is a lie. 86% are going to kids of families earning less than $200,000. Let's take on top of that, no tax on Social Security that is obviously targeted towards seniors. Yeah. More than 30 million Americans claim the deduction for no tax on Social Security. (17:04–17:11)

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Asserts that 86% of benefits from a tax provision go to families earning less than $200,000.

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