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On the recordJuly 21, 2010
I don't understand a philosophy that says that you have to offset and pay for help to a person who cleans office buildings, but by no means do you have to offset a tax break for a person who owns the building.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

The speaker critiques the disparity in financial support for workers versus tax breaks for business owners.

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