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On the recordMay 11, 2011
For the past 10 years or so, we have seen an increased willingness to shift the burden of government on to the middle class and the working poor. This give me great concern. And, in my estimation, it is not right, it is not fair, and it is not just.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

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Lewis criticizes shifting tax burdens onto the middle class and working poor.

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