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OUCH: Dem Senator Ripped By Own Son For Tax Plan — “Why Does He Hate Us/The American Dream So Much?”

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Dem Senator and Finance Chair Ron Wyden has been pushing for new tax increases.

But his son isn’t happy with it.

The Hill reported:

A disagreement over taxes between Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and his son Adam Wyden has become increasingly public in recent weeks as Democrats seek to enact a social spending package that is paid for in part by tax increases on high earners.

Ron Wyden, 72, is a leading proponent of raising taxes on the rich, and he’s been pushing to add to the social spending package his proposal to tax billionaires’ unrealized capital gains annually. Adam Wyden, a 37-year-old, Florida-based hedge fund owner, has criticized his father’s efforts to raise taxes on the rich on social media and in media interviews.

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