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On the recordOctober 27, 1972
I am committed to resisting with all the powers at my command any Federal spending which would confront us with the unacceptable choice between higher taxes, which would take more of the worker's paycheck, and renewed inflation, which would erode the buying power of that paycheck.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Campaign Statement About Federal Spending.

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