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Shelly Scribner: Want us to support tax bills? Then let us read them

Most people believe that helping others and compassion and kind words are the way to live a good life. Our president lies and calls everyone names, except his billionaire friends. If he wants to give tax cuts to the 1 percent of the rich, then let us all read the tax proposals in Congress and discuss it. The people of the USA are smart enough to see through lies.

Shelly Scribner, Modesto

This story was originally published November 29, 2017 at 11:08 AM with the headline "Shelly Scribner: Want us to support tax bills? Then let us read them."

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