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The American people are happy to help small businesses grow, but paying fines for multi-millionaires, subsidizing bad behavior, should not be the responsibility of American taxpayers.

— Tony Cardenas

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The business of America shouldn't be subsidizing business.

— James Surowiecki

Using taxes to punish the rich, in reality, punishes everyone because we are all interconnected. High taxes and excessive regulation and massive debt are not working.

— Rand Paul

If giving tax breaks to millionaires created jobs or grew our economy, I would be in favor of them, but they are the same failed policies of the past that just don't work.

— Tim Walz

I think it certainly is the responsibility of the rich to support and regenerate society.

— Jamie Johnson

Finally, I do not believe that we should punish American families who have worked diligently to provide for themselves and want to pass along their success to their children and grandchildren.

— Howard Coble

It is shameful that millions of Americans are suffering the economic injustice of working a full-time job and earning a wage that leaves them below the poverty line.

— Bill Pascrell

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.

— Arlo Guthrie

Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession.

— Mitch McConnell

✗Opposing Perspectives

We owe it to American taxpayers to make sure that contracts intended for small businesses go to small businesses.

— Sam Graves

When taxpayers are subsidizing low wages, people should be aware of that. We're subsidizing an economy. We're not subsidizing people. They are doing a hard day's work. When we're not rewarding work actively, there's something wrong with the system.

— Nancy Pelosi