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On the recordFebruary 14, 2023
For some time I've talked about the two-tiered tax system in America: one for firefighters, nurses, and teachers, whose taxes come straight out of their paychecks; another for billionaires and high-flyers, who to a great extent can pay what they want and when they want.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the disparity in the tax system between average workers and the wealthy.

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