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Ted Cruz: “Newborn kids are going to have it seeded with $1,000.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:37

That is transformative. And for the Trump accounts, starting on July 4th of this year, every kid in America is going to have a private investment account open for them. Newborn kids are going to have it seeded with $1,000. And then parents and family and employers can contribute $5,000 a year in a tax advantage account. And all of that money will be invested in the stock market in the s and P500. (01:37–01:42)

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