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Ted Cruz: “The average deduction was more than $7,500.”

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

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Ted Cruz Speech at Faith and Freedom's Spring Kickoff in Des Moines, Iowa

Published | Video Starts at 14:50

No tax on overtime. No tax on car loans. No tax on Social Security. Let's take Social Security. 30 million Americans filed for no tax on Social Security. The average deduction was more than $7,500. That's real money that goes straight to people who need it. And I want to tell you what I think are the two most significant elements of the tax cut we passed last year. (14:50–14:56)

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Asserts that the average deduction for no tax on Social Security was more than $7,500.

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