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On the recordApril 26, 2023
The unfairness of having the rich pay by one set of rules and working families pay by another is pernicious and dangerous.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Beyer emphasizes the inequality in tax rules for the wealthy versus working families.

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