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Mandela Barnes: “For every tax loophole that exists for billionaires, that is…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 08:18

And the problem is the loopholes that allow the wealthiest in our society, the richest people, billionaires in this country, they've gotten away without paying their fair share. And For every tax loophole that exists for billionaires, that is a tax increase on working class households. And if these companies, these corporations that are making money hand over fist continue to do so at this rate, that is creating enormous inequality in our country, everybody's going to pay that price as a result. (08:18–08:26)

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Asserts that tax loopholes for billionaires effectively increase the tax burden on working-class households.

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