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On the recordOctober 6, 2010
Right now, we have some of our colleagues who want to give $700 billion in tax breaks to the top 2 percent and want to repeal the estate tax, which will provide $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 3/10 of 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders condemns proposed tax breaks for the wealthy.

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