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On the recordFebruary 23, 2015
In your view, what do such high marginal rates mean for low-income individuals attempting to advance up the economic ladder?
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley questions the implications of high marginal tax rates on low-income individuals' economic mobility.

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