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Jim McDermott: “It seems to me that those folks who have money have plenty of people figuring it out for them.”

On the recordApril 12, 2011
It seems to me that those folks who have money have plenty of people figuring it out for them.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

McDermott highlights the disparity in tax code complexity affecting wealthy individuals.

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