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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
Why didn't you ask the wealthiest people in this country to start paying--I know you did some of it--but in a much more significant way their fair share of taxes?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders questions the fairness of tax burdens in deficit reduction.

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