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The real controversy raised by the President's message was not whether taxes should be reduced, but what taxes should be reduced or abolished.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The real controversy raised by the President's message was not whether taxes should be reduced, but what taxes should be…”
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Sherman discusses the complexities of tax reform in response to a presidential message.
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