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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
How do we expect to win global competition? How do we expect to create jobs when we are taxing the engine of economic growth and job creation, small businesses, at rates in excess of 50 percent in most states?
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan questions the impact of high taxes on small businesses and job creation.

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