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Mark Kirk: If I am not mistaken, last year was the largest increase in tax receipts coming into our Treasury, even though there was…

On the recordMarch 7, 2007
If I am not mistaken, last year was the largest increase in tax receipts coming into our Treasury, even though there was no tax increase by the Federal Government, simply because of economic growth, that since September 11, 2001, we have added over 2 million jobs. Maybe that is one of the key lessons of the Suburban Agenda: There is no Federal program or no social welfare act that is more powerful in improving the life of a suburban family than a job and a growing economy for small business.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing the impact of economic growth on tax receipts and job creation.

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