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Can We Tax the Rich?

Why is it so hard to raise taxes on the rich? Do we have an IRS that has the capacity to do such a thing? ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger has done stellar reporting to uncover the scandalous hidden story of the ways corporate interests and big donors have all succeeded in gutting the IRS of its ability to do the one thing it exists to do: collect taxes to fund the United States government.

Give the following podcast episode a listen:

https://player.fm/series/why-is-this-happening-with-chris-hayes/can-we-tax-the-rich-with-jesse-eisinger (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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