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Ron Wyden: “It might be a good way to create tax windfalls for the fortunate few, but it is not a good way to grow our economy.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
It might be a good way to create tax windfalls for the fortunate few, but it is not a good way to grow our economy.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden argues that tax cuts for the wealthy do not benefit the economy.

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