But as you recall, one of the drivers for this rectangle was the sunsetting of all of these tax credits at the end of this year. And the tax, The current tax policy. If we hadn't done this, average Americans would have experienced a 23% tax increase across the board. So a couple things. First of all, the tax category for the largest, the rate for the highest income folks did not change. (11:57–12:07)
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Asserts that without the current tax policy, average Americans would face a 23% tax increase.
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