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Portland's answer to inequality: a tax on CEO pay

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Portland, Oregon

Kim Malcolm talks with Portland city commissioner Steve Novick about a new law designed to reduce income inequality. Publicly traded companies that do business in Portland will face a new tax if their CEO makes 100 times more than the average worker.

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