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L. Paxon: You have gone to one of the most important points of this legislation. Right now, with 5.5 million words interpreted by…

On the recordSeptember 23, 1997
You have gone to one of the most important points of this legislation. Right now, with 5.5 million words interpreted by 113,000 IRS folks and by all the Members of Congress, no one ever knows whether or not their tax burden is too much or too little compared to their neighbor, their friend, the person down the street. That is why half of Americans today have to rely on professional help to fill out their tax forms.
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L. Paxon
Republican · New York

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Discussing the complexities of the tax code and its impact on Americans.

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