Vice President Joe Biden issued a fiery call for a more equitable tax system as he marched with union workers Monday, diagnosing fairer taxes as a solution to a growing disparity between the wealthy and middle class.
“I hope everybody in America has a chance to become a millionaire. And we need some billionaires,” Biden said at a Labor Day gathering in Pittsburgh. “But let me tell you something, man. The tax code’s not fair. It’s simply not fair.”
Biden’s every public utterance is being heavily scrutinized of late amid questions of if, and when, he might enter the 2016 presidential race.