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On the recordDecember 2, 2010
I want to disagree sharply with the point that our colleague, Mr. Brady, just made; America needs to have this conversation. We need to have a conversation as to how we got ourselves into the mess that we find ourselves in today, and part of that conversation is the discussion and debate over whether to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest among us. That is the difference of opinion that we are debating right now. Now, our friends on the other side are going to tell us that this has a big impact on small business, despite what the IRS says. And I have even offered a proposal that would address the 3 percent issue, moving down the road. But let's listen to one small business owner, Beri Fox, the president of Marble King, the last remaining American manufacturer of marbles. She thinks we have lost our marbles. When asked whether the way to economic recovery was tax cuts for the wealthy, Ms. Fox simply replied, 'Absolutely not.' America has paid the price for theology, the theology that tax cuts pay for themselves.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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The speaker addresses the debate over extending tax cuts for the wealthy and its impact on the economy.

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