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Lisa Murkowski: “I think we have a very narrow tax base and very high marginal tax rates. That, by all reasonable economic measures…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
I think we have a very narrow tax base and very high marginal tax rates. That, by all reasonable economic measures, inhibits economic growth.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights the impact of tax structure on economic growth.

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