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Darrell Issa: “There are three kinds of taxes. There are taxes in which we take money.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
There are three kinds of taxes. There are taxes in which we take money.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Issa categorizes taxes and critiques the sustainability of current spending practices.

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