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Xavier Becerra: The person who makes $450,000 in income will see a very small hit from the change to a chained CPI when it comes to what…

On the recordApril 10, 2013
The person who makes $450,000 in income will see a very small hit from the change to a chained CPI when it comes to what they pay in taxes, whereas the person earning $53,000, the middle of America, will see a much greater increase in their taxes.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Becerra argues that the tax changes from chained CPI unfairly affect middle-income earners more than high earners.

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