Russell Long: “Do not tax you, do not tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.”

On the recordApril 25, 2012

Do not tax you, do not tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.

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Russell Long's quote highlights the tendency to shift tax burdens away from oneself.

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