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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
affluent people should be able to put significant money into IRAs and so forth, but it reaches a point at which there is not a public purpose in subsidizing increased, massive increase in wealth for the very wealthiest people in America.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley argues against excessive tax incentives for wealthy retirement accounts.

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