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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
At a time of massive wealth inequality--this is unbelievable--Trump wants to repeal the estate tax for people who have over $5.4 million in wealth, a $353 billion tax giveaway to the richest two-tenths of 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Condemnation of Trump's tax policy benefiting the wealthy amidst inequality.

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