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Joe Biden: “Raising taxes when the economy is in or headed toward a recession is a horrible idea.”

On the recordJuly 19, 2022
Raising taxes when the economy is in or headed toward a recession is a horrible idea.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Opposition to proposed tax increases during economic downturn.

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