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Barack Obama: Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher tax rates than millionaires and billionaires.

On the recordOctober 2, 2011
Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher tax rates than millionaires and billionaires.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama argues for tax fairness between middle-class and wealthy individuals.

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