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Democrats try delicate tax maneuver for $3.5 trillion bill

by Marcy Gordon
| September 14, 2021 4:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — To pay for the massive social plans that President Joe Biden envisions, House Democrats began serious work Tuesday on a maneuver worthy of the most agile circus acrobats. They’re looking to squeeze revenue from the elite 2% of Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year while leaving untouched everyone else — who Biden has pledged won't see any tax increases.

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