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Lateefah Simon: “Yes. We receive about $5 for each $1 that is spent. Obviously, you get to a point of diminishing returns. So if we were…”

On the recordMarch 25, 1994
Yes. We receive about $5 for each $1 that is spent. Obviously, you get to a point of diminishing returns. So if we were to make 10 times this amount, we would not pull in $5 for every $1. But the IRS believes this is a sensible move, and on the basis of the information they have given me, I believe that is correct.
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Lateefah Simon
California

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Discussing the return on investment for IRS spending.

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