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Gerald Ford: “The purpose in asking the Congress to enact a simple tax cut as quickly as possible was to stimulate the economy.”

On the recordMarch 25, 1975
The purpose in asking the Congress to enact a simple tax cut as quickly as possible was to stimulate the economy.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on Pending Tax Reduction Legislation

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