Reid: Top 2 Percent Should Pay More Taxes

At a press conference following the Senate Democratic Policy Committee weekly lunch Tuesday, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that Democrats want to assure that the middle class is protected from tax increases and that the top 2% pay more taxes.

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  • deano

    I thought the liberals were for the 99%ers.  WHy is that Dolt Reid only for the 98%ers.  Why is Obama calling out the 5% ers.  Seems like the class warfare dividing line is whatever the libs what and keep changing it day in day out.  Just what is rich now?  $100,000 to the liberal nuts. Why hasnt Reid passed a budget in 3 years?  I guess the demoncats need to lose another 5 seats this fall, just like last cycle.

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