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Ron Wyden: “What's most damaging to people's trust in the tax system, in my view, is its rotten, cynical unfairness to Americans who…”

On the recordJune 15, 2021
What's most damaging to people's trust in the tax system, in my view, is its rotten, cynical unfairness to Americans who work for a living.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the unfairness of the tax system affecting working Americans.

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