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.
Whitehouse discusses the impact of tax cuts on national debt.
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I have been pretty candid about my views about our Tax Code. I assert that our Tax Code has been corrupted by special interests.
The program's financing gap can be more than fully addressed without cutting benefits.
As most viewers will understand, the Budget Committee has very specific responsibilities related to the actual budget process.
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