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Kevin McCarthy: “If the goal is to raise more revenue, what is the best way to do that at the same time protecting the economy? If you're…”

On the recordNovember 25, 2012
If the goal is to raise more revenue, what is the best way to do that at the same time protecting the economy? If you're able to gain more revenue by closing special loopholes and limiting them and keeping the rate down so you have better job growth, isn't that a better outcome? And that's what we should be talking about.
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Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California

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Representative McCarthy discusses strategies for raising revenue without increasing tax rates.

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