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Donkees

(31,396 posts) Fri Sep 17, 2021, 07:56 AM Sep 2021

🎧 NPR: Trillions Of Dollars Can Be Raised By Closing Tax Loopholes, Sen. Sanders Says

September 17, 2021 5:09 AM ET

Heard on Morning Edition: NPR's Noel King speaks with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders about the $3.5 trillion spending plan that is working its way through the House.

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https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038180298/trillions-of-dollars-can-be-raised-by-closing-tax-loopholes-sen-sanders-says

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🎧 NPR: Trillions Of Dollars Can Be Raised By Closing Tax Loopholes, Sen. Sanders Says (Original Post) Donkees Sep 2021 OP

I'm sure Joe Manchin, will have an objection to that too. Omnipresent Sep 2021 #1

Closing tax loopholes needs to be a CONSTANT effort 70sEraVet Sep 2021 #2

Omnipresent

(5,711 posts)

1. I'm sure Joe Manchin, will have an objection to that too.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Sep 17, 2021, 09:06 AM

Sep 2021

I really don’t know how he believes, he belongs in the Democratic Party.

70sEraVet

(3,498 posts)

2. Closing tax loopholes needs to be a CONSTANT effort

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Sep 17, 2021, 09:21 AM

Sep 2021

Just as some people are being paid large amounts of money to search for new loopholes for corporations and wealthy Americans, we need to be always searching for ways to CLOSE those loopholes.
And invest some money to allow the IRS to identify tax CHEATS! That would be money well spent.

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