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On the recordAugust 12, 1952
After considering these studies, I have indicated on several occasions my strong view that the tax benefits now enjoyed by the shipping industry are excessive in amount.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Secretary of Commerce on the Tax Benefits of the Shipping Industry.

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