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Originally published on May 22, 2010 by Free Range Longmont

Free Range Longmont: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

by Judy Lubow

Judy Lubow reports on Shifting Responsibility: How 50 Years of Tax Cuts Benefited the Wealthiest Americans.

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