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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
You are taking and creating a 30-percent tax increase on capital gains. You are saying to the people who are small business people, we are going to increase your taxes from a 35-percent to a 42-percent effective rate.
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Judd Gregg
New Hampshire

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Gregg criticizes proposed tax increases on small businesses and capital gains.

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