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Melvin Watt: “Under my amendment, Mr. Chairman, these people would pay taxes just like everybody else because they would be receiving…”

On the recordMay 6, 1997
Under my amendment, Mr. Chairman, these people would pay taxes just like everybody else because they would be receiving at least the minimum wage, so I am where the gentleman is on this. If we can get people to pay taxes, let us do it. They cannot even pay taxes on the voluntarism.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Discussing an amendment related to taxation and minimum wage.

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