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FDR: “I urged that additional tax measures should be based on the principle of ability to pay.”

On the recordApril 30, 1941
I urged that additional tax measures should be based on the principle of ability to pay.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Recommendation for Additional Taxes

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