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Tim Geithner: We are not going to be raising taxes on the American economy until we get through this recession.

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
We are not going to be raising taxes on the American economy until we get through this recession.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner reassures that taxes won't increase during the recession.

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