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On the recordSeptember 26, 2021
At the overall package, it`s got a headline price tag of $3.5 trillion. But that`s not a single year. This is spread out over a number of years. And, most importantly, it`s paid for by asking the wealthiest of Americans, who have benefited incredibly over the last several decades, and even in the midst of a pandemic saw their wealth and assets rise enormously, asking them to pay a few percentage points more in taxes in order to make sure that we have an economy that`s fair for everybody.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

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Barack Obama discusses the funding and fairness of the $3.5 trillion package, emphasizing the need for the wealthy to contribute more.

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