Barack Obama: “Let's keep taxes low for 98 percent of Americans, and we can argue…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2012

Let's keep taxes low for 98 percent of Americans, and we can argue about the other 2 percent.

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Barack Obama: “Let's keep taxes low for 98 percent of Americans, and we can argue about the other 2 percent.”