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On the recordMay 4, 2021
Tax reform is just about choices. We can let our roads and bridges crumble, not upgrade broadband, make no investments in child care or getting lead out of drinking water, and let rich people pay tax rates at half the rate as everyone else. Or we can ask those at the very top to pay a wealth tax.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts
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msnbc.com

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Senator Warren discusses the choices involved in tax reform and advocates for a wealth tax.

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