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Jay Rockefeller: They don't want their taxes to skyrocket, but they know, as do a lot of people with a lot of money, that you can't wish…

On the recordMay 21, 2013
They don't want their taxes to skyrocket, but they know, as do a lot of people with a lot of money, that you can't wish for something or you can't minimize yourself into greatness.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Critiques the avoidance of necessary taxation for achieving national greatness.

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