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This wealthy member of Congress just proposed increasing her own taxes
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Rep. Sara Jacobs (D- Calif. ) is one of the top 15 wealthiest members of Congress .
She plans to introduce legislation that would reduce the threshold at which very wealthy families pay taxes on their estates at death.
Jacobs is the granddaughter of a successful early tech entrepreneur who founded Qualcomm .
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