Obama: Republicans Care Most About Protecting The Rich

President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
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President Obama said Thursday on Al Sharpton’s radio show that the Republicans’ overarching priority is to protect affluent Americans from tax increases.

“Their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations,” Obama said in a portion of the interview that was played on MSNBC. “And they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down our recovery over closing tax loopholes.”

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