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Bernie Sanders: “The effective tax rate of billionaires in America is now 8 percent, which is lower than what a nurse, teacher…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2022
The effective tax rate of billionaires in America is now 8 percent, which is lower than what a nurse, teacher, firefighter, or truck driver pays.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights the disparity in tax rates between billionaires and essential workers.

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