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Gilbert Gutknecht: The gentleman thinks that I ought to be taxed based on how I spend my money rather than whether I want to save it…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
The gentleman thinks that I ought to be taxed based on how I spend my money rather than whether I want to save it, invest it or spend it on different things.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing tax policy and its implications on spending and saving.

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