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Gerald Ford: “I believe that we must reduce taxes for the middle-income taxpayers, and we will.”

On the recordOctober 7, 1976
I believe that we must reduce taxes for the middle-income taxpayers, and we will.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a President Ford Committee Reception in Los Angeles

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