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Andy Biggs: In a weak economy, where you are facing financial instability, higher income people... have the greater ability to…

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
In a weak economy, where you are facing financial instability, higher income people... have the greater ability to weather that.
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Andy Biggs
Republican · Arizona

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Biggs emphasizes that wealthier individuals can better withstand economic downturns than poorer individuals.

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