On the recordApril 17, 2023
This corrupted Tax Code lets billionaires pay an average tax rate of just 8.2 percent, less than half the rate of a typical teacher or firefighter.
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Whitehouse criticizes the unfair tax rates for billionaires compared to average workers.
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