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FDR: These exemptions have violated the spirit of the tax law itself by actually giving a greater advantage to those with…

On the recordApril 24, 1938
These exemptions have violated the spirit of the tax law itself by actually giving a greater advantage to those with large incomes than to those with small incomes.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Terminating Tax Exemptions

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