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Elizabeth Warren: “Inequality is felt not just in income. It is also felt in wealth even more so, and that our tax structure makes that…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
Inequality is felt not just in income. It is also felt in wealth even more so, and that our tax structure makes that inequality worse over time.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes that wealth inequality exacerbates overall inequality and is worsened by the tax structure.

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