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Bernie Sanders: “Maybe, just maybe, we might want to ask the wealthiest people and the largest corporations who are doing phenomenally…”

On the recordMay 18, 2015
Maybe, just maybe, we might want to ask the wealthiest people and the largest corporations who are doing phenomenally well to start paying their fair share of taxes.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Suggests taxing the wealthy to address budget issues.

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