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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
The wealthiest family in America gets a $52 billion tax break as a result of the repeal of the estate tax.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders criticizes the tax break for the wealthy amid cuts to Medicaid.

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