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Gilbert Gutknecht: “And we have got to get people to think beyond the first thing that they see and they say, oh, my gosh, you mean I would…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
And we have got to get people to think beyond the first thing that they see and they say, oh, my gosh, you mean I would have to pay a 23 percent sales tax on everything I buy? Well, stop and think about it. What would happen is at every payday you would get to keep everything you earn.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a proposed sales tax.

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