On the recordJuly 8, 2012
I'm not proposing anything radical here. I just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income tax rates we were paying under Bill Clinton.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I'm not proposing anything radical here. I just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the…”
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Obama argues for extending tax cuts for those earning under $250,000 while reverting rates for higher earners to those during Clinton's presidency.
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