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On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
We also cannot afford, under the rhetoric of eliminating 'tax cuts for the rich,' to increase taxes on income from capital, such as dividends.
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Sam Brownback
Republican · Kansas

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He argues that raising dividend taxes will negatively impact many retirees.

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