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On the recordApril 26, 2021
It's more than fair that they be asked to pay a small percent of their wealth--and I just can't understand why the wealthiest and luckiest people in the world would be complaining about it being such a hardship.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues for a fair tax system for the wealthy.

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