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On the recordJune 25, 2018
I think it is difficult for someone like me to explain to a worker at Bobcat who puts on a shirt every day and gets dirty that he pays more than people living on trust funds.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp highlights the disparity in tax burdens between workers and wealthy individuals.

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