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The poor,
middle-class, children, and seniors have already been asked to make sacrafices
to get our fiscal house in order.
This legislation would reaffirm the Senate's commitment
to ensuring the extremely wealthy
are asked to make some sacrifices.
This principle,
that all-Americans should contribute their fair share,
as we work together to reduce the deficit,
is so common sense to go without saying.
Yet Republicans boast of their opposition having the very afluent
not pay their fair share.
This is a simple, straight-forward statement by my Republican colleagues,
listen to this;
"Any agreement to reduce the budget deficit should require that those earning one million dollars
or more per year
make a meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction efforts.
My Republican colleagues reject that.
Democrats believe all Americans,
including those who can afford private jets and yachts,
should contribute to the collective effort to reduce the deficit.
Question is...
Why aren't Republicans willing to the same?