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Abdul El-Sayed: “You don’t have to be a socialist to believe that you should be taxing billionaires their wealth.”

On the recordOctober 7, 2026
You don’t have to be a socialist to believe that you should be taxing billionaires their wealth.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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On taxation and capitalism.

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