US 'patriotic millionaires': 'tax us more'
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> "<span word="Patriotic">Patriotic</span> <span word="Millionaires">Millionaires</span>," <span word="storming">storming</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>: “<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>" <span word="would">would</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="December">December</span> 31<span word="st">st</span>.</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Boehner">Boehner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avert">avert</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Boehner">Boehner</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Patriotic">Patriotic</span> <span word="Millionaires">Millionaires</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Boehner">Boehner</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="taxing">taxing</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="T">T</span>.<span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Zlotnitsky">Zlotnitsky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iControl">iControl</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="in">in</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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