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David Thomas: I wish to tell my friend from Indiana that I ran 10 times before I was given the ability to vote on a measure to repeal…

On the recordApril 4, 2001
I wish to tell my friend from Indiana that I ran 10 times before I was given the ability to vote on a measure to repeal the death tax. So it took us a long time to get here. I might say it also required a change in the majority in the House of Representatives to reach this point. I also want to note for the record that the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that the elimination of the death tax would result in a 63 percent increase in charitable giving because people would be willing to donate more if the tax man took less.
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David Thomas
New York

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Discussing the repeal of the death tax and its impact on charitable giving.

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