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On certain points the failure of the tax laws has become so evident that it is possible to provide more or less complete remedies without waiting for a general scheme of reorganization.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that some tax law failures can be remedied without waiting for comprehensive reforms.

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