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Some rich people will love at least one sweetener in Democrats' $3.5 trillion plan

  • Written by Brent W Ambrose, Jason and Julie Borrelli Faculty Chair in Real Estate and Professor of Real Estate, Penn State
imageSeveral lawmakers from high-tax states like New York are pushing for changes to a key tax deduction in Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending package.Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

While liberal lawmakers look for ways to raise taxes on the rich to finance their US$3.5 trillion spending package, some House Democrats are aiming to...

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