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Maurice Hinchey: “It put more money in the hands of the wealthiest people, as we have seen, and it also caused a decline in the income and…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2009
It put more money in the hands of the wealthiest people, as we have seen, and it also caused a decline in the income and economic sustainability of middle-income and lower middle.
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Maurice Hinchey
New York

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Hinchey comments on the impact of 2003 tax changes on wealth distribution.

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