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Jon Kyl: “The point the Senator just made is validated by a Gallup Poll that just came out, conducted from June 22 to 25. It shows…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2000
The point the Senator just made is validated by a Gallup Poll that just came out, conducted from June 22 to 25. It shows that 60 percent of adults favor this proposal that would eliminate all inheritance taxes, compared to 35 percent who oppose it--almost 2-1 support for elimination of the death tax. Interestingly enough, to the point the Senator just made, only 17 percent of Americans say they would personally benefit from the tax elimination, while 43 percent say they would not benefit.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing public support for eliminating inheritance taxes based on a recent Gallup Poll.

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