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Bernie Sanders: “83 percent of those tax benefits by the end of the 10-year period go to the top 1 percent.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
83 percent of those tax benefits by the end of the 10-year period go to the top 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights income inequality resulting from the tax bill.

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