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W. Todd Akin: “I think he also promised that nobody making less than $250,000 would be taxed, right? Yet, if you flip on a light…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
I think he also promised that nobody making less than $250,000 would be taxed, right? Yet, if you flip on a light switch, you are going to get taxed. How do you square those?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
Source
govinfo.gov
Jun 30, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the consistency of tax promises made by a political figure.

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