Headline Roundup November 13, 2017
Millionaires Tell Congress to Raise Taxes on the Rich
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The Washington Post
More than 400 American millionaires and billionaires are sending a letter to Congress this week urging Republican lawmakers not to cut their taxes. The wealthy Americans — including doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs and chief executives — say the GOP is making a mistake by reducing taxes on the richest families at a time when the nation's debt is high and inequality is back at the worst level since the 1920s.
More than 400 U.S. millionaires and billionaires reportedly plan to send a letter to Congress this week petitioning lawmakers not to cut their taxes. Instead, they say they want taxes on the wealthy to be raised, the Washington Post reported.
More than 400 millionaires and billionaires will reportedly ask Congress not to cut their taxes. The group, which includes doctors, lawyers and chief executives, plans to send a letter to Congress and ask that their taxes not be cut under the GOP tax overhaul, The Washington Post reported.
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