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Kristin Lyerly: “The tax cuts that President Trump passed in his last…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Kristin Lyerly-Tony Wied U.S. House debate

Published | Video Starts at 14:37

I think it will likely change in the future. But what I do know is we've got to change what we are doing in this country to support the middle class. We are. The tax cuts that President Trump passed in his last presidency really benefited the very wealthy and corporations, but the little guy bared the brunt of it. I mean, why did you get $100 out of that? But corporations and wealthy folks may not like bandits. (14:37–14:51)

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Asserts that Trump's tax cuts primarily benefited the wealthy and corporations, not the middle class.

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