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Barack Obama: Asking a billionaire to pay at least the same tax rate as his secretary is just common sense.

On the recordMarch 30, 2012
Asking a billionaire to pay at least the same tax rate as his secretary is just common sense.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's Weekly Address

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