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The only way America can reduce the long-term budget deficit, maintain vital services, protect Social Security and Medicare, invest more in education and infrastructure, and not raise taxes on the working middle class is by raising taxes on the super rich.

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Robert Reich
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: June 24
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Former United States Secretary Of Labor
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