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Gerry Connolly: “Would you agree if those numbers are accurate, that would suggest that the de facto income tax in this Country is…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
Would you agree if those numbers are accurate, that would suggest that the de facto income tax in this Country is becoming more regressive, not more progressive?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly questions the fairness of the tax system based on income distribution.

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