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Ron Wyden: “Tax policy can drive inequality--or help to solve it--and help create high-wage, high-skill jobs in America.”

On the recordMay 24, 2021
Tax policy can drive inequality--or help to solve it--and help create high-wage, high-skill jobs in America.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden discusses the role of tax policy in addressing inequality and job creation.

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