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Cargo containers sit stacked on a ship at the Port of New Orleans in Louisiana. Photo by Paul Taggart/Bloomberg via Getty Images.Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here Thursday query:Name: Joel SocwellQuestion: I have been listening to the debate about taxing income v
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