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On the recordJune 15, 1909
I am informed that a 2 per cent. tax of this character would bring into the Treasury of the United States not less than $25,000,000.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the Congress Concerning Tax on Net Income of Corporations

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