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Edward Markey: “That's the system Trump has put in place, and that's what's…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Introducing the Equal Tax Act with Rep. Ramirez. We need to stop putting wealth over work.

Published | Video Starts at 12:09

Senator. Incredible. Incredible. Yeah. So, as Congresswoman Ramirez just pointed out, we now have, under Donald Trump, a system where the rich get richer and everyone else pays taxes. And That's the system Trump has put in place, and that's what's on the ballot this fall. And what we have been able to do is build an alliance, an unprecedented alliance, you know, that includes people who have benefited from our great economic system, but want it to work fairly for everyone. (12:09–12:15)

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Asserts that the tax system benefiting the rich was implemented by Trump and is a key issue in the upcoming election.

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