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Xavier Becerra: One quick way, simply by removing the tax cuts, the Bush tax cuts for the top 1 percent of American earners, the…

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
One quick way, simply by removing the tax cuts, the Bush tax cuts for the top 1 percent of American earners, the wealthiest 1 percent.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Becerra suggests eliminating tax cuts for the wealthy to address Social Security challenges.

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