Todd Akin (William Todd Akin) Quotes

Now, Social Security through the years, for many many people, has been a terrible investment. It's really a tax, that's all it is. Social Security is a tax.

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• Now, Social Security through the years, for many many people, has been a terrible investment. It's really a tax, that's all it is. Social Security is a tax.

  

  Todd Akin
  • Terrible
  • Taxes
  • Investment