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Ben Ray Luján: The wealthiest 400 billionaires... paid 8.2 percent of in effective individual income taxes, which is significantly…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
The wealthiest 400 billionaires... paid 8.2 percent of in effective individual income taxes, which is significantly lower than most other Americans pay today.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan highlights tax inequality among the wealthiest Americans.

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