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What it means to be wealthy in LA

Oct. 23, 2019

A box full of $100 bills. Credit: Pixabay.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want a wealth tax. We find out what that means. And in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, people who earn $200,000 to $300,000 per year are claiming they’re tapped out.

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