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Cory Booker: “Raise the standard deduction to $75,000. And if you're…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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America at a Crossroads: Steve Adubato in Conversation with U.S. Senator Cory Booker

Published | Video Starts at 11:07

They are. And don't just tell me how bad the other guy is. So, so far I've rolled out a big idea. Raise the standard deduction to $75,000. And if you're making your family's making $75,000, you're paying no, no federal income tax. If you're making for your family in New Jersey and you know these families, making $110,000 for your family income, you got two kids, that would mean you would get to keep about $10,000 more of your hard earned money. (11:07–11:17)

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Proposes raising the standard deduction to $75,000, eliminating federal income tax for families earning up to that amount.

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