On the recordAugust 31, 2011
If asking a millionaire to pay the same tax rate as a plumber makes me a class warrior, a warrior for the working class, I will accept that. I will wear that charge as a badge of honor.
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congress.govBarack Obama: “If asking a millionaire to pay the same tax rate as a plumber makes me a class warrior, a warrior for the working class…”
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Obama defends his stance on tax equality, embracing the label of class warrior.
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