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Jack Kingston: Another statistic I have heard is that the real Independence Day is July 3 instead of July 4th, because from January 1…

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
Another statistic I have heard is that the real Independence Day is July 3 instead of July 4th, because from January 1 to July 3, that is when you are working to pay for all the cost of the government at every level plus the cost of regulation at every level, and that is right out of working people's pocket.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the financial burden of government and regulation on citizens.

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