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Tax-exempt securities are drying up the sources of Federal taxation and they are encouraging unproductive and extravagant expenditures by States and municipalities.
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Warren G. Harding
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gutenberg.orgWarren G. Harding: “Tax-exempt securities are drying up the sources of Federal taxation and they are encouraging unproductive and…”
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Harding warns that tax-exempt securities are undermining federal revenue and promoting wasteful spending at state and local levels.
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