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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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