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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
Senator Conrad, the disparity between taxes on capital income and taxes on wages has grown larger and larger.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Senator Conrad highlights growing tax disparities affecting capital income versus wages.

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