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Jeb Hensarling: Essentially, under the Democrat plan, you will be taxing people making less than $42,000 a year in order to give…

On the recordOctober 30, 2007
Essentially, under the Democrat plan, you will be taxing people making less than $42,000 a year in order to give subsidies to those making up to $83,000.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the implications of a Democratic tax plan.

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