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The speaker is saying that taking money from people with fewer resources harms everyone, not just those directly taxed or reduced in income. The quote frames this as something the speaker has personally observed. It argues that policies pulling wealth from the poor and middle class create wider harm across society.
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About Mike Quigley
American politician
Mike Quigley is an American politician and Democratic Party member serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois’s 5th congressional district since 2009. He was born Michael Bruce Quigley. The district covers much of Chicago’s North Side and several western suburbs. Before his time in Congress, Quigley served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing Lakeview, Uptown, and Rogers Park. He also taught environmental policy and Chicago politics as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago. He is currently running for mayor of Chicago in the 2027 election.
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