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United States tax system
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What experts have said about United States tax system
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The United States tax system taxes labor more heavily than wealth.
“they tax work more than they tax wealth.”
Open the episode · Secretary Pete Buttigieg: The American Dream Is DEAD. We're Running Out Of Time To Fix It!Listen at 4:47
The U.S. tax system generally taxes billionaires at lower effective rates than millionaires.
“We, even in percentage terms, generally tax billionaires less than we tax millionaires”
Open the episode · Secretary Pete Buttigieg: The American Dream Is DEAD. We're Running Out Of Time To Fix It!Listen at 54:06
Higher capital-gains and corporate taxes could produce a fairer country.
“if we had a more reasonable rate of taxation on capital gains and on corporate income, and if we Made it harder to pass along wealth”
Open the episode · Secretary Pete Buttigieg: The American Dream Is DEAD. We're Running Out Of Time To Fix It!Listen at 56:29
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