the idea that a hedge fund billionaire pays a lower tax rate than a hospital orderly or a firefighter or a bricklayer, that is just--I mean, you do not need to be looking for revenue to find out that that is wrong.
On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
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Criticizing the unfair tax rates between wealthy individuals and average workers.
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