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Bernie Sanders: “Does it concern you that when we talk about deficits and national debts, my Republican colleagues are not forthcoming in…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Does it concern you that when we talk about deficits and national debts, my Republican colleagues are not forthcoming in asking large corporations that pay nothing in Federal income taxes now to start paying their fair share of taxes or that hedge fund managers have an effective tax rate lower than truck drivers and nurses?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders questions Republican reluctance to tax wealthy corporations and hedge funds fairly.

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