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Mike Thompson: That was money that we didn't have. So it was a windfall for folks who were already wealthy, and it did little for the…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
That was money that we didn't have. So it was a windfall for folks who were already wealthy, and it did little for the rest of the country.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Arguing that the tax cuts primarily benefited the wealthy.

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