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Hank Johnson: “The wealthy and well-connected avoid paying taxes through…”

Featuring: Hank Johnson, Democratic | U.S. House Georgia, District 4

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Congressman Hank Johnson Criticizes House Bill for Favoring Wealthy Over Working Americans

Published | Video Starts at 08:39

And so, but they have to be paid for. And so everybody has an obligation to … The wealthy and well-connected avoid paying taxes through loopholes. … is unfair towards working people in this country. And so what what we have with this, they call it the big, big beautiful bill, but actually it's a big ugly bill. (08:39–09:06)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals and well-connected people use loopholes to avoid taxes.

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