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On the recordDecember 16, 2010
Tonight, by extending the Bush-era tax cuts, the greedy will prevail, and the needy will fail to receive desperately needed social services going forward. Even the so-called middle class Bush-era tax cuts will deliver six times the benefit to the wealthy than to ordinary hardworking families. How many times do we have to hear Republicans boldly declare, We will starve the beast and deny the least social welfare? Frankly, this $1 trillion tax cutting and Social Security gutting feeds right into the 75-year Republican sentiment to eliminate entitlements: $1 trillion debt and goodbye Social Security net. Lure them with short-term gain and usher in long-term pain. Colleagues, beware. Tonight begins the undermining of Social Security and Medicare.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

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The speaker addresses the implications of extending the Bush-era tax cuts on social services and entitlements.

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