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On the recordMarch 28, 2022
You know what socialism is, that is the GOP tax scam--83 percent of the benefits going to the wealthiest 1 percent.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Critique of GOP tax policies favoring the wealthy, labeling it as socialism for the rich.

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