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Jeff Merkley: “Wealthy Americans should not pay the same marginal tax rate that working Americans pay.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Wealthy Americans should not pay the same marginal tax rate that working Americans pay.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley criticizes tax policies favoring wealthy Americans over working-class citizens.

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