For more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending.

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For over 40 years, the US Congress has been using the money that was supposed to go to Social Security to pay for other big government programs. This is wrong because that money is meant to help people when they get older, not for the government to spend on other things.

About Mike Pence

Mike Pence is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. He previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Pence’s political career has been marked by both controversy and accomplishments, from his stance on social issues to his role in the 2020 presidential election.

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As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe that the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press.

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My votes against the education bill and my votes against the Medicare bill got huge play at home.

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