Senate votes to extend $70 billion in tax cuts for Wealthy Amerikkkans
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., noted that a person who earns more than $1 million a year would get a tax break worth $41,977.
'Well, you might say, 'What does someone who earns $41,000 get back?' $46. Not even enough to fill up your gas tank in some cases,' she said. 'Whose side is the Senate on?'
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, noted that Republicans decided to drop a provision allowing Americans to deduct up to $4,000 in college tuition costs worth $4.5 billion and included a tax break for oil companies worth $4.3 billion despite the industry's record profits.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., noted that a person who earns more than $1 million a year would get a tax break worth $41,977.
'Well, you might say, 'What does someone who earns $41,000 get back?' $46. Not even enough to fill up your gas tank in some cases,' she said. 'Whose side is the Senate on?'
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, noted that Republicans decided to drop a provision allowing Americans to deduct up to $4,000 in college tuition costs worth $4.5 billion and included a tax break for oil companies worth $4.3 billion despite the industry's record profits.
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