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Under the sheltering lie

Lawmakers will be taking up capital gains and dividend tax breaks right after the New Year. The White House says lowering those taxes will create jobs and opportunity. Tax analyst and commentator Len Burman thinks not.

Len Burman (Georgetown Public Policy Institute)

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