On the recordJune 30, 1940
It is our duty to see that the burden is equitably distributed according to ability to pay so that a few do not gain from the sacrifices of the many.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “It is our duty to see that the burden is equitably distributed according to ability to pay so that a few do not gain…”
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Message to Congress on a Steeply Graduated Excess Profits Tax.
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