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Obama wants higher taxes on rich, incentives for jobs

Seeks 30% rate on millionaires; boosts housing, clean energy aid

By Tracy Jan

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 25, 2012

President Obama used his State of the Union address to pledge that the tools of government would be used to rescue the middle class and restore tax fairness..

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