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Ted Cruz: “Newborn children will have it seeded with $1,000.”

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

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Ted Cruz at CPAC on 'No Kings Day'

Published | Video Starts at 14:53

And then the Trump accounts. Starting on July 4th of this year, our nation's 250th birthday, every child in America will have a personal investment account open for them. Newborn children will have it seeded with $1,000. parents, families, employers can contribute up to $5,000 each year in a tax advantaged account. And all of that will be invested in the stock market, the s and P500. (14:53–14:58)

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