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We cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. And I refuse to renew them again.
Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011

Open quoteWe cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. And I refuse to renew them again.Close quote

  • PRESIDENT OBAMA,
  • in a budget speech on Wednesday that countered Republican budget plans with what he said was a more balanced approach that relies in part on tax increases for the wealthy as well as on spending cuts
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