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.
"Run, Joe, run," some in the crowd shouted as Biden marched with Steelworkers union members in the Labor Day parade.
So far, however, he's offering no new clues on whether he'll get into the race.
"You gotta talk to my wife about that.
I gotta talk to my wife about that," he said in response to one man's shout that he should run.