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Obama on millionaires and billionaires
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|"millionaires and billionaires" card
 
|"millionaires and billionaires" card
 
|[[class warfare]]
 
|[[class warfare]]
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|[[President Obama said on June 29, 2011, "I'm proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires." <ref>The ''[[Washington Post]]'' Fact Checker column said, "in the context of a $4 trillion goal, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-missing-facts-in-president-obamas-news-conference/2011/06/29/AGpQMPrH_blog.html it is essentially meaningless]. The item is so small the White House could not even provide an estimate of the revenue that would be raised, but other estimates suggest it would amount to $3 billion over 10 years.</ref>
 
|appeals to voters motivated by [[envy]]
 
|appeals to voters motivated by [[envy]]
 
|politicians that use it are dependent on campaign contributions from millionaires and billionaires.
 
|politicians that use it are dependent on campaign contributions from millionaires and billionaires.
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Total number of cards: 24, out of a goal of 52.
 
Total number of cards: 24, out of a goal of 52.
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==Notes==
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[[Category:political cards]]
 
[[Category:political cards]]
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