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Advancing Racial Equity and Justice, Building an Economy for All, Restoring Social Trust in Democracy, Strengthening Health, Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice, Budget, Economy, Infrastructure, Taxes+6 More
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John Edwards says we need to raise taxes to fix health care, and you can bet that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will eventually say so too. Their red-blooded Republican foes will counter that raising taxes is always and everywhere evil, because it hurts the economy.
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