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Bernie Sanders: “Would it make sense to you to give enormous tax breaks to the families of the top 1 percent of people in this country?”

On the recordMay 6, 2014
Would it make sense to you to give enormous tax breaks to the families of the top 1 percent of people in this country?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders questions the rationale behind tax breaks for the wealthiest families.

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