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Mike Thompson: The lower our tax rate is, the more people we will hire, the higher wages we will pay, the better off everybody will be.

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
The lower our tax rate is, the more people we will hire, the higher wages we will pay, the better off everybody will be.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Thompson advocates for lower tax rates to stimulate hiring and wages.

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