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Herbert Hoover: I believe this to be the case and I recommend that a study be made of the economic effects of this tax and of its…

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I believe this to be the case and I recommend that a study be made of the economic effects of this tax and of its relation to the general structure of our income tax law.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Hoover advocates for a study on the economic effects of the income tax and its structure.

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