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Barack Obama: Apparently, what they consider socialistic is my plan to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the very wealthiest Americans…

On the recordOctober 20, 2008
Apparently, what they consider socialistic is my plan to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the very wealthiest Americans, tax cuts that John McCain himself said in 2000 were irresponsible and prevented middle-class tax relief. That's what he said then. He was right then. I'm right now.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama defends his tax plan against accusations of socialism.

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