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John Hickenlooper: “The average tax benefit for people who make less than…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Virtual Town Hall with Senator Hickenlooper and Janine Davidson on National Issues

Published | Video Starts at 25:47

Yeah, the trickle down. Trump says Congress should pass tax cuts for everyone and pretends he's not doing it to help the rich. But when you look at it, The average tax benefit for people who make less than $400,000 a year is about $400. bucks and it's tens of thousands. I don't know what it is for the people that are, you know, the top 1% get huge amounts to fund these tax breaks. (25:47–26:00)

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Asserts that the average tax benefit for those earning under $400,000 is about $400.

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