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Gilbert Gutknecht: But some of our friends think that we have to have these people pay lots of taxes because that is a good thing. What we…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
But some of our friends think that we have to have these people pay lots of taxes because that is a good thing. What we are sort of saying is, well, we have to pay a certain amount of taxes, but at the end of the day if they pay more in taxes, it means they have less to invest or give away.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing the implications of high taxes on investment and charitable giving.

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