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Pat Toomey: “The top 1 percent make about 20 percent of all the income, pay about 40 percent of all the taxes.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2022
The top 1 percent make about 20 percent of all the income, pay about 40 percent of all the taxes.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey highlights the tax contributions of the top 1 percent in response to budget proposals.

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