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Frank Pallone: “I would say if you were going to use the tax policy or the tax system as a way of addressing this in some meaningful…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2007
I would say if you were going to use the tax policy or the tax system as a way of addressing this in some meaningful way, it would be a lot more meaningful to a low-income person if it was a refundable tax credit than as a tax deduction, simply because they really cannot take advantage of the tax deduction.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing tax policy and its impact on low-income individuals.

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