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Charles Rangel: “Everyone says that you should not increase taxes during a time of recession, so we move into 95 percent of taxpayers who…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
Everyone says that you should not increase taxes during a time of recession, so we move into 95 percent of taxpayers who would have it reduced.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel discusses tax policy during a recession, advocating for reductions for most taxpayers.

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