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Hakeem Jeffries: “Is part of the premise of Federalism that each individual state has the capacity to determine for itself the best form…”

On the recordApril 28, 2014
Is part of the premise of Federalism that each individual state has the capacity to determine for itself the best form of taxation for that particular jurisdiction?
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries questions the federalism principles regarding state taxation authority.

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