“Everyone complains about the top money earners who pay 70 percent of the taxes not paying their fair share. Why not have a flat tax with no loopholes? Then the 50 percent of Americans who pay no tax can pay their fair share, too.”
“To Rose Nolen, you said it correctly and to the point: ‘It’s hard to fix a house when you have no job.’ ”
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