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Charles Sumner: “The proper reduction of taxation involves two other things: first, the reduction of the present annual interest on the…”

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The proper reduction of taxation involves two other things: first, the reduction of the present annual interest on the national debt, thus affording immense relief; and, secondly, the spread or extension of the national debt over succeeding generations, for whom, as well as for ourselves, it was incurred.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner outlines two key components necessary for effective tax reduction, including managing national debt.

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