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On the recordOctober 20, 2008
Well, anyone who would want to increase taxes at a time like this, especially with economic woes that are adversely affecting all of us. Anybody who would want to do that, to take more from businesses and our families and then dole those dollars out according to their priorities, that is not a principle of capitalism.
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Sarah Palin
Republican · Alaska

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Palin argues against increasing taxes during economic difficulties, framing it as contrary to capitalist principles.

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