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Jim Ryun: “When the Government takes between one-fourth and one-half of everyone's income, that is too much power in the hands of…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1997
When the Government takes between one-fourth and one-half of everyone's income, that is too much power in the hands of Government. Let us heed the words of Thomas Jefferson and reduce the power of Government by passing the first tax package in 16 years, one that guarantees a $500-per-child tax credit, allowing families to keep more of what they earn.
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Jim Ryun
Kansas

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Discussing the threat of government power to individual freedoms and advocating for a tax package.

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