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Joe Biden won’t admit it, but his proposal would hike taxes on the middle class

By Timothy P. Carney

Published September 14, 2020 8:20pm ET

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Joe Biden won’t admit it, but his proposal would hike taxes on the middle class — Vice President Joe Biden hugs Ivey Stewart, a Costco employee, after shopping at Costco in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Biden went shopping for presents and to highlight the importance of renewing middle-class tax cuts so families and businesses have more certainty at this critical time for our economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

If Joe Biden says it, that’s good enough for much of the media.

So when Biden says he won’t raise taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000, fact-checkers call it “accurate” and reporters buy it.

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