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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…

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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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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

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