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On the recordJanuary 23, 1963
My recommendation for early revision of our tax structure is not motivated by any threat of imminent recession--nor should it be rejected by any fear of inflation or of weakening the dollar as a world currency.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on Tax Reduction and Reform.

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