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Barack Obama: Another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. I'm not going to turn Medicare into a voucher just to…

On the recordNovember 7, 2012
Another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. I'm not going to turn Medicare into a voucher just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut. I'm going to lower taxes for middle class folks. Let's also make sure the wealthiest households pay a little bit more.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama outlines his stance on tax policy and the need for fairness.

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