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From October 2000 Town Hall:
ReplyDeleteUNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why is it that someone like my father, who goes to school for 13 years, gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he’s a doctor? Why is that — why does he have to pay higher taxes than everybody else, just because he makes more money? Why — how is that fair?
MCCAIN: So, look, here’s what I really believe, that when you are —reach a certain level of comfort, there’s nothing wrong with paying somewhat more.
Progressive income tax is not the same as "spreading the wealth around."
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