‘It’s Not Punishing the Rich’: Obama Won’t Rule Out Health Care Surtax

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“What I've said is, and I have stuck to this claim, I don't want to see additional tax burdens on people making $250,000 a year or less … I think that ultimately, what we're going to have is a package which will probably include some additional revenue from well-to-do people, including me and you, who can afford to pay a little bit more so that working families, people who are going to their job every single day, can have a little more security on their health care.”