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John Larson: “The person making $50,000 or less gets 72 cents a day [in…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

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Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 23:13

Yes, there's a threat of truth to the fact that they say, oh, no, no, no, no, we're providing everybody with a tax cut. And, well, indeed they are for some. But while the millionaire gets 89,000, The person making $50,000 or less gets 72 cents a day [in tax cuts]. That's what we like to call disparity. That needs to be changed and reversed so that people that are in the greatest need are getting the money they need to survive. (23:13–23:23)

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