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Barack Obama: the last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up.

On the recordOctober 17, 2011
the last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama warned against raising taxes during a recession, emphasizing its negative impact on demand.

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