Indeed, when we talked about getting a balanced budget agreement that has true balance, I always thought the idea was that there would be shared sacrifice, shared burden, but it would appear that those at the top of the economic ladder now get to share, and those that are trying to climb up, they just get the burden.
Lloyd Doggett: “Indeed, when we talked about getting a balanced budget agreement that has true balance, I always thought the idea was…”
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Discussing the implications of the balanced budget agreement.
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