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Headline Roundup November 13th, 2017

Millionaires Tell Congress to Raise Taxes on the Rich

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More than 400 millionaires and billionaires are sending a letter to Congress asking that they raise taxes on the wealthy, saying that the current tax bill "further exacerbates inequality."

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More than 400 millionaires tell Congress: Don’t cut our taxes
More than 400 millionaires tell Congress: Don’t cut our taxes

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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.

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Washington Post: 400 Millionaires Urge Congress to Raise Their Taxes
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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.

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Millionaires and billionaires to urge Congress not to cut their taxes
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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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