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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
A lot of folks think that if we lower tax rates, then the rich are just going to rip everybody off, that they are going to get away with murder.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan argues that lowering tax rates does not harm tax equity.

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