Jeff Merkley actually said...

"A big source of the inflation we've been dealing with is corporations doing huge price increases on products and have all-time high profits."

"My father was a mechanic and he said why is it that in America the laws mean that those who earn income by the sweat of their brow pay a much higher tax than those who earn money through investments?"

"That's the right thing to do; isn't it?"

"Essentially, the wealthy investing in property proceed to never be taxed ever on their income from growing value of assets; is that not correct?"