On the recordMay 23, 2017
If you confiscated the net worth of the richest 400 people in America, all you would do is cover the Federal budget deficit for about 4 years.
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congress.govMick Mulvaney: “If you confiscated the net worth of the richest 400 people in America, all you would do is cover the Federal budget…”
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Mulvaney highlights the limited impact of taxing the wealthy on the national debt.
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