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Brendan Boyle: I certainly know that the firefighters and teachers who live in my neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, they would…

On the recordMarch 28, 2022
I certainly know that the firefighters and teachers who live in my neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, they would love to pay an 8 percent tax rate.
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Boyle contrasts the tax burden of average workers with that of billionaires.

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