On the recordMarch 12, 2006
Rather than a tax increase, I think the first place we ought to look . . . is the tax gap. If we could collect this money, we'd virtually eliminate the deficit.
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Kent Conrad suggested focusing on the tax gap to reduce the deficit instead of increasing taxes.
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