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Chuck Grassley: “The more surprising figures are shown in the next chart, which shows States with median income below the national…”

On the recordDecember 20, 2001
The more surprising figures are shown in the next chart, which shows States with median income below the national average. Recall that I said reducing the 27 percent rate to 25 percent will benefit married couples with taxable income over $45,000. Now look at the median income distributions on this chart. There is not one State on here that has a median family income of less than $45,000. So you can see that our proposal will benefit everyone, not just an elite few, from a few selected states.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing the impact of tax rate reductions on median income in various states.

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