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John Yarmuth: We want to provide credit to small businesses, job tax credits and very important incentives to both middle class…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
We want to provide credit to small businesses, job tax credits and very important incentives to both middle class working families and the businesses that create most of the jobs. On the other side, we saw from Congressman Ryan their version of economic growth: Privatize Social Security, eliminate Medicare for everybody under 55, and give people vouchers to buy insurance which they won't be able to afford. And, of course, tax cuts across the board, which means more tax breaks for Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and the managers at AIG that just took $100 million worth of bonuses. We now see the ``compared to what,'' and I hope that we continue to see the ``compared to what.'' We will see who has a plan that will create economic growth for the American people.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Feb 3, 2010

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Yarmuth discusses contrasting economic plans from President Obama and Congressman Ryan.

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