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Elizabeth Warren: “A tax is not a penalty. A tax is not a theft. A tax is a responsibility.”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
A tax is not a penalty. A tax is not a theft. A tax is a responsibility.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes that taxes are a societal obligation, not a burden.

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