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Ron Wyden: “The 15-percent special rate could create a massive new tax shelter that would allow the wealthy to funnel their money…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
The 15-percent special rate could create a massive new tax shelter that would allow the wealthy to funnel their money through sham partnerships.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns about potential tax shelter abuses from the proposed tax rate.

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