Biden calls for wealthy to pay ‘fair share’ because ‘trickle-down’ has failed

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President Joe Biden said in his joint address to Congress Wednesday that wealthy people should pay more in taxes to help pay for the public investments in his jobs and family plans.

He also said that “trickle-down economics,” meaning the idea that lower taxes on businesses and the wealthy will benefit everyone, is not effective.

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