FDR: “There should be a tax of at least 50 percent on the profits accruing…”

On the recordMay 21, 1934

There should be a tax of at least 50 percent on the profits accruing from dealing in silver.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Silver Policy

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FDR: “There should be a tax of at least 50 percent on the profits accruing from dealing in silver.”