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Ron Wyden: “Eliminating the estate tax and opening a new, mile-wide loophole for the wealthy to exploit passthrough status is a…”

On the recordMay 24, 2017
Eliminating the estate tax and opening a new, mile-wide loophole for the wealthy to exploit passthrough status is a prescription for more inequality in America.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns that the tax plan favors the wealthy and increases inequality.

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