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Sen. Rand Paul Warns Against Democrats’ Plan to Raise Taxes Amid Inflation

Sen. Rand Paul Warns Against Democrats’ Plan to Raise Taxes Amid Inflation
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images
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The economic crisis facing the nation is disproportionately hurting small businesses. Mom and pop shops are struggling to stay afloat in the face of historic levels of inflation. Against this backdrop, Democrats have proposed raising taxes on pass-through entities—small businesses, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations.

To Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that’s just insanity.

Douglas Blair
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Douglas Blair is a news producer for The Daily Signal. He is the co-host of The Daily Signal Podcast.
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