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I don’t want to add to my personal net worth at the expense of my fellow Americans. I can pay more, I should pay more, and I reject the false concept that we wealthy Americans are the job creators who will leave the country with our money if we’re asked to pay our fair share. —Karen Stewart, Patriotic Millionaire and Angel Investor
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Apparently Conservative judges are more important than the millions of Americans in need of relief. 🙄
No shock — the GOP is more effective for their donors than their constituents.
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Casual reminder that study after study shows that taxing millionaires and billionaires does not chase them out of states that tax them more.