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On the recordJune 12, 2024
My father, the mechanic, would ask the question, why is it that working people who earn their income by the sweat of their brow pay a higher marginal rate than do millionaires getting a return on their already existing investments?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights tax inequality between working people and millionaires.

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