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Harry Truman: “Under H.R. 1, tax savings to the average family with an income of $2500 would be less than $30, while taxes on an income…”

On the recordJune 15, 1947
Under H.R. 1, tax savings to the average family with an income of $2500 would be less than $30, while taxes on an income of $50,000 would be reduced by nearly $5000, and on an income of $500,000 by nearly $60,000.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Veto of Bill To Reduce Income Taxes.

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