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FDR: The money to run the Government comes from taxes; and the tax revenue in turn depends for its size on the size of the…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1936
The money to run the Government comes from taxes; and the tax revenue in turn depends for its size on the size of the national income.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Address at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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