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Rand Paul: This program provides a perverse incentive that encourages government to confiscate property because government…

On the recordApril 14, 2015
This program provides a perverse incentive that encourages government to confiscate property because government officials get to keep up to 80 percent of the proceeds.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Criticism of the equitable sharing program incentivizing property confiscation.

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