Now is not the time to carve out an exception and raise middle-class taxes, which is why you should pass this bill right away.

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One exception to the tepid performance is the surge in stocks tied to the growth of the middle class in Brazilian consumer: the Global X Brazil Consumer ETF (BRAQ) is up nearly 27% in the past year.

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