In my view, we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. We should just take them out of this discussion right now, continue to fight against any rate increases, continue to try to work honestly for a much bigger deal.
Tom Cole expresses his stance against raising taxes on individuals earning less than $250,000 and advocates for focusing on broader tax negotiations.
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