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Bernie Sanders: “We are living in a country which has enormous needs, we have a very large deficit, and yet we have a Tax Code which…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2021
We are living in a country which has enormous needs, we have a very large deficit, and yet we have a Tax Code which enables the very, very richest people in America and the largest corporations to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. That has got to change.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the need for tax reform to address wealth inequality.

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