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Teddy Roosevelt: “The extravagant man who builds a needlessly large house nevertheless pays taxes on the house; and the corporation which…”

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The extravagant man who builds a needlessly large house nevertheless pays taxes on the house; and the corporation which has to pay great sums of interest owing to juggling transactions in the issue of stocks and bonds has just as little right to consideration.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This statement draws a parallel between personal and corporate responsibility regarding taxation.

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