Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan Puts Politics, Policy in...
Clip: 9/19/2011 | 13m 43s
Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan Puts Politics, Policy in Focus
President Obama on Monday called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed at wealthy Americans as part of a plan to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Gwen Ifill discusses the proposal with Phillip Swagel of the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan Puts Politics, Policy in...
Clip: 9/19/2011 | 13m 43s
President Obama on Monday called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed at wealthy Americans as part of a plan to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Gwen Ifill discusses the proposal with Phillip Swagel of the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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