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W. Todd Akin: So if we keep soaking the owners of businesses with excessive taxation, we're going to have a problem with jobs. So what…

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
So if we keep soaking the owners of businesses with excessive taxation, we're going to have a problem with jobs. So what the solution to these problems is--we're making it sound complicated. It shouldn't be complicated. It's simply that you've got to back off on taxes and back off on government spending. It's as simple as that.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Jul 14, 2010

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The speaker discusses the impact of excessive taxation on job creation and the need for tax and spending reductions.

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