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Trump Proof Seattle and making the rich pay their fair share

Posted on February 6, 2019 Author Don Smith Comments Off on Trump Proof Seattle and making the rich pay their fair share

Wealthy people used to pay much higher taxes
Trump Proof Seattle discussed the effort to make rich people pay their fair share of taxes and to fix out horrendous wealth inequality.

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