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Claire McCaskill: “More than half of all pass-through income in the United States goes to the top 1 percent of all taxpayers.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2017
More than half of all pass-through income in the United States goes to the top 1 percent of all taxpayers.
Said by
Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing income distribution among pass-through businesses and its impact on wealth inequality.

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