Our national debt is not only the result of those two economic shocks, of course. It is also the result of repeated rounds of Republican tax cuts that primarily benefited giant corporations and very, very wealthy individuals.
On the recordJuly 8, 2024
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Whitehouse criticizes tax cuts benefiting the wealthy as a major factor in national debt.
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