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On the recordSeptember 13, 2017
The President declared to the Nation that his tax plan would not give any breaks to the wealthy. But the fact is, his one-page tax outline has a new, lunar crater-sized loophole for the wealthy allowing them to abuse pass-through status.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden points out the tax plan's loopholes benefiting the wealthy.

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