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Elizabeth Warren: “The federal government gets 95% of its revenue from taxes.”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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The Cost of Filing Your Taxes Could Go Up. Why?

Published | Video Starts at 08:16

Really making life easier for the people who use tax dollars to subsidize their private jets and super yachts. This is wrong. I know the tax code isn't sexy, but here's why it's so important. The federal government gets 95% of its revenue from taxes. The tax code determines how much money we have for things like Social Security and Medicare, childcare and public education. Roads, bridges, an upgraded transit system. In short, taxes reflect our values. (08:16–08:21)

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