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Ben Wikler: “Tax cuts for the ultra wealthy will pay for themselves and…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Ben Wikler Discusses GOP Tax Cuts and Medicaid Cuts with Wisconsin Implications

Published | Video Starts at 02:02

That's exactly right. So that's a broken clock. That's right. Twice a day. Ron Johnson is correct. There's a long history of these promises. The Tax cuts for the ultra wealthy will pay for themselves and they never do. Remember, we used to think about trickle down economics also. Still waiting for it to trickle down. (02:02–02:07)

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Asserts that tax cuts for the wealthy do not self-finance as promised.

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