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On the recordMarch 9, 2023
Isn't it correct that the estimates are that about 85 percent of that increase would be paid by those who earn $1 million or more a year, and that none of the tax burden would be on those below $400,000?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett questions tax burden distribution regarding Medicare funding.

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