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“The reality is that the workforce relative to the number of people retired has shrunk and today in America there are only 3.3 working Americans paying payroll taxes to support each individual currently retired and collecting Social Security taxes.”

Quote by John Shadegg

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John Shadegg
John Shadegg

John Shadegg is a former U.S. Representative, born on October 22, 1949. He has held several important positions in his political career, dedicated to promoting domestic policy reforms in the United States. more

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