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Karen Thurman: “In my former life I was a math teacher, so we could play a little game here, if Members would like to. I think it would…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2000
In my former life I was a math teacher, so we could play a little game here, if Members would like to. I think it would be very advantageous, because I think it can show really significantly that we are not against tax cuts, and that we have offered to the other side to negotiate and participate in these issues, but the question is as to how it is going to happen. Let me say to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Pomeroy), we had the marriage tax penalty on the floor here today, $182 billion, the alternative is $90 billion, somewhere around there, that would have really taken away the tax penalty for marriage, okay? If my numbers are right and we did this tax credit that the gentleman is talking about for folks, $30,000, $40,000.
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Karen Thurman
Democratic · Florida
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Discussing tax cuts and the marriage tax penalty during a floor debate.

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