Mark Pocan: “I will tell you, it was pretty scary in the sense that... almost all…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2021

I will tell you, it was pretty scary in the sense that... almost all of my constituents are paying a higher tax rate than people like Jeff Bezos.

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Democratic · Wisconsin

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Pocan highlights the disparity in tax rates between constituents and billionaires.

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Mark Pocan: “I will tell you, it was pretty scary in the sense that... almost all of my constituents are paying a higher tax rate…”