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Rod Grams: all I want to say is that if it is justifiable to increase taxes on our senior citizens to help supplement the Social…

On the recordJuly 13, 2000
all I want to say is that if it is justifiable to increase taxes on our senior citizens to help supplement the Social Security system, it would be like increasing taxes on our farmers so we could give them a better farm bill. It would be like taking more taxes from the farmers so we can give them more back in the farm program. It is saying: Let's tax our seniors at a higher rate-- which is unfair--so we can give them more back to stabilize the Social Security system. It is a basic double taxation. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
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Rod Grams
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing the fairness of tax increases on senior citizens in relation to Social Security funding.

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