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On the recordSeptember 30, 1992
I didn't think you guys would like it. Now Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this campaign he's proposing at least $150 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he says, ``I'm going to get it all from the rich,'' the people who make over $200,000, the top 2 percent. Well, but here's the truth, and here's the problem. To get the money he needs for his plan, the $150 billion that he's promised in new taxes, Governor Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with taxable income over $36,000. Now, these are not people on the ``Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.'' You deserve a break, not a further tax increase. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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