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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
there is nobody that could have participated in this process that did not conclude this tax system that we have is just completely out of date.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Kent Conrad emphasizes the outdated nature of the current tax system.

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