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On the recordMarch 24, 2021
We can no longer tolerate a Tax Code that allows him, worth $95 billion, to pay a lower tax rate than his secretary.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Critique of the tax system favoring the wealthy over average workers.

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