So the only way you can reach that, incidentally, is to allow the rates to go up.
Dick Durbin: “So the only way you can reach that, incidentally, is to allow the rates to go up.”
On the recordNovember 26, 2012
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Durbin emphasizes the need for tax rate increases to meet revenue goals.
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