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Albert Beveridge: “There is a vast difference between taxation for the regulation of commerce and taxation for raising revenue.”

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There is a vast difference between taxation for the regulation of commerce and taxation for raising revenue.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge distinguishes between taxation for commerce regulation and taxation for revenue generation.

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