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Chris Van Hollen: This whole theory of trickle down economics was behind the claims that the tax cuts were going to pay for themselves…

On the recordJuly 8, 2024
This whole theory of trickle down economics was behind the claims that the tax cuts were going to pay for themselves, right?
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen critiques the theory behind the tax cuts' self-funding claims.

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