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Angus King: “If we just collected the taxes owed, we would almost eliminate the current deficit.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
If we just collected the taxes owed, we would almost eliminate the current deficit.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King highlights the potential impact of tax collection on the deficit.

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