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Mark Pocan: “The tax provisions, the few tax provisions that help tipped…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Representative Mark Pocan Discusses Controversial Budget Bill and Health Report Issues

Published | Video Starts at 17:02

So yeah, when they say, whenever they say able body, I say, oh, so you're talking about a terrible workplace for them. And they're, but they're still doing it because they have to make money. Yeah. And The tax provisions, the few tax provisions that help tipped employees or on overtime pay, et cetera, all of that adds up to 5% of the bill. The vast, vast majority goes to the very wealthiest in this country. So, you know, this is a Elon Musk, Donald Trump, you know, dream and the rest of us get to pay for it. (17:02–17:12)

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