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Harry Truman: “I have indicated on several occasions my strong view that the tax benefits now enjoyed by the shipping industry are…”

On the recordAugust 12, 1952
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

Editor's note · Context

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

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