On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
The president called for a 30 percent tax rate for millionaires and billionaires. Thirty percent. I mean that's hardly Marxism.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “The president called for a 30 percent tax rate for millionaires and billionaires. Thirty percent. I mean that's hardly…”
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Begala argues that the president's tax proposal is reasonable and not extreme.
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