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Amata Radewagen: “Virgin Islands' population is only double that of American Samoa, yet their excise tax benefits are currently 10 and a…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Virgin Islands' population is only double that of American Samoa, yet their excise tax benefits are currently 10 and a half times that of my home district.
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Amata Radewagen
American Samoa

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Radewagen highlights funding disparities between American Samoa and the Virgin Islands.

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