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JOHN LINDER: “I guess it is too much for people to read the 132-page bill. We get rid of the payroll tax, we do not leave it in place…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2004
I guess it is too much for people to read the 132-page bill. We get rid of the payroll tax, we do not leave it in place, and there is simply no tax on farmers. It is only on personal consumption, and the Farm Bureau is very close to endorsing the entire idea.
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JOHN LINDER
Georgia

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Discussing the implications of a proposed bill related to taxes and its support from the Farm Bureau.

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