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W. Todd Akin: “So let's do that again, because these numbers are interesting. You're saying Georgia basically did a little experiment…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
So let's do that again, because these numbers are interesting. You're saying Georgia basically did a little experiment along these lines. It was a specific tax on one product--that is, tobacco--and they increased the tax on tobacco.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Jul 14, 2010

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The speaker discusses a tax experiment conducted in Georgia regarding tobacco.

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