04/30/1975
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"Forcing the general taxpayer to carry an unfair burden is not the only defect in this bill."
"This bill does not meet that need."
"Now is the time to simplify the benefit structure of the Railroad Retirement System, not make it more complex."
"At a time when the taxpayer is already carrying the double burden of taxes and inflation, legislation such as this is most inappropriate."