Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
08/14/2009
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The American people work longer and harder than the people of any other wealthy nation in the world.
It's a simple proposition. That the wealth we earn comes from the work that we do.
At a time when Americans are working harder than ever, we are taxing income from work at nearly twice the levels that we're taxing gains for...
We must take steps to avoid that at all costs.