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May 21 — Gov. Roy Cooper, Rep. Byron Donalds and Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen

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The Reality of Politics

The purpose of tax policy is to raise revenue for the federal government, not to equalize society. After the Trump tax cuts were passed, more tax revenue has come to the federal government than at any other time in the history of our nation. Raw dollars can happen because we do it. And a percentage of the economy. We do it for growing economy. If you bring in more money than your projections are, how are you adding to your deficits, Chuck? That math doesn't work over time.

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