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Jim Saxton: “Well, on average today the total amount that government takes out of a family's budget is well over 40 percent.”

On the recordApril 4, 1995
Well, on average today the total amount that government takes out of a family's budget is well over 40 percent.
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Jim Saxton

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Discussing the impact of government taxation on family budgets.

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