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Harry Truman: Under present economic conditions, we cannot immediately correct the tax mistakes of the past or the conditions which…

On the recordJuly 10, 1949
Under present economic conditions, we cannot immediately correct the tax mistakes of the past or the conditions which led to a lower level of national income and lower Federal revenues.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress: The President's Midyear Economic Report

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