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John Campbell: “It is a matter of it is your money. When you earn it, when people earn the money, it is their money. It is not the…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2007
It is a matter of it is your money. When you earn it, when people earn the money, it is their money. It is not the government's money. It is their money and the government takes some of it for necessary operation to run government. But it is not like it is all the government's money and the government allows you to keep some. That is not the way we look at it.
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John Campbell
California

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Discussing the nature of personal earnings and government taxation.

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