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Chris Van Hollen: The question is how we as a society decide to allocate those costs and whether or not we should ask folks at the very…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
The question is how we as a society decide to allocate those costs and whether or not we should ask folks at the very high income scale to, for example, pay more payroll taxes
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the allocation of healthcare costs and taxes in the budget context.

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