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Jason Smith: “If it is moving the government will tax it, and if it continues to move they will regulate it, and if it stops moving…”

On the recordJune 27, 2013
If it is moving the government will tax it, and if it continues to move they will regulate it, and if it stops moving they will subsidize it.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith critiques government regulation's impact on businesses.

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