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Bernie Sanders: This is a budget which says that if you are the wealthiest family in America... you can get up to a $52 billion tax…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
This is a budget which says that if you are the wealthiest family in America... you can get up to a $52 billion tax break through the repeal of the estate tax.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights tax breaks for the wealthy in the budget.

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